start
Translation
to start, to begin, to commence
Examples
Let's start the meeting.
Let's start the meeting.
He started the car.
He started the car.
She started a new company.
She started a new company.
It started to rain.
It started to rain.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to begin (sth.) Let's start the meeting.
((-ing)) to begin doing (sth.) He started working at 9 AM.
((to-inf)) to begin to do (sth.) It started to rain.
Similar Words
Synonyms: begin, commence, launch; Antonyms: finish, end, stop
Etymology
From Middle English 'sterten', meaning 'to leap, move suddenly'. The sense of 'begin' developed from this idea.
Memory Tips
Think of the starting line of a race. 'Ready, set, START!' helps remember the meaning 'to begin'.