start

(Inglés)

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. (UK, archaic, slang) A happening or proceeding.

Verb

1. (ergative) To begin, commence, initiate.
2. (ergative) To begin, commence, initiate.
3. (ergative) To begin, commence, initiate.
4. (ergative) To begin, commence, initiate.
5. (ergative) To begin, commence, initiate.
6. (intransitive) To have its origin (at), begin.
7. (intransitive) To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.
8. (intransitive) To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.
9. (transitive) To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.
10. (ergative) To move suddenly, from a previous state of rest; to startle.
11. (transitive) To put into play.
12. (transitive) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
13. (euphemistic, intransitive) To begin one's menstrual cycle.

Adv

Completely, utterly.

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/stɑːt/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: sterten

Herdado de Old English: styrtan

Relativo a Old Frisian: stirta

Relativo a Middle Dutch: sterten

Relativo a neerlandés: storten

Relativo a Old High German: sturzen

Relativo a alemán: stürzen

Relativo a Old High German: sterzan

Herdado de Middle English: stert

Herdado de Old English: steort

Relativo a escocés: start

Relativo a neerlandés: staart

Relativo a alemán: Sterz

Relativo a sueco: stjärt

In summary

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

Sinónimos

begin

beginning

commence

commencement

initiate

set out

outset

origin

launch

open

jump

startle

depart

originate

leave

inception

start up

set about

found

establish

turn on

opening

go

start out

initiation

starting

institute

onset

set off

set up

undertake

activate

take off

get down

set in motion

rise

lead off

wince

starting line

introduce

put on

get

set forth

flinch

run

first

1st

embark on

embark

jerk

dawn

Traducións

commencer

début

empezar

comenzar

anfangen

Anfang

beginnen

começar

départ

cominciare

inizio

commencement

débuter

Beginn

iniziare

Frases

The show was a flop from the very start .

If you start your emails with " Greetings " let me be the first to welcome you to Earth .

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

I'll start my first peach harvest later this year .

Thereby , the planned start of two manned Sojus spaceships was delayed further .