start

Significat

Noun

1. The beginning of an activity.
2. A sudden involuntary movement.
3. The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
4. An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
5. A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
6. An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
7. (slang) A happening or proceeding.

Verb

1. To begin, commence, initiate.
2. To begin, commence, initiate.
3. To begin, commence, initiate.
4. To begin, commence, initiate.
5. To begin, commence, initiate.
6. To begin an activity.
7. To have its origin (at), begin.
8. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
9. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
10. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
11. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
12. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
13. To break away, to come loose.
14. To put into play.
15. To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
16. To start one's periods (menstruation).

Adv

Completely, utterly.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/stɑːt/

Etimologia

From Middle English stert, from the verb sterten (“to start, startle”). See below.

Sents

The show was a flop from the very start .

Having been their frontman from the start , he also writes their lyrics .