التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)t
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 1
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English - Etymology 1
From Middle English _stert_, from the verb _sterten_ (“to start, startle”). See below.
NOUN
START (_plural_ STARTS)
* The beginning of an activity.
_The movie was entertaining from START to finish._
* Shakespeare
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, / Straining upon the START.
* A sudden involuntary movement.
_He woke with a START._
* L'Estrange
Nature does nothing by STARTS and leaps, or in a hurry.
* Robert Louis Stevenson, _Olalla_
The sight of his scared face, his STARTS and pallors and sudden harkenings, unstrung me […]
* The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
* An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
_Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first START for the team last Sunday._
* A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
TRANSLATIONS
From Middle English stert, from the verb sterten (“to start, startle”). See below.
start (plural starts)
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The beginning of an activity.
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The movie was entertaining from start to finish.
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A sudden involuntary movement.
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He woke with a start.
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The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
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An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
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Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.
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A young plant germinated in a pot
to be transplanted later.
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 2
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Etymology 2
From Middle English _sterten_ (“to leap up suddenly, rush out”), from Old English _styrtan_ (“to leap up, start”), from Proto-Germanic _*sturtijaną_ (“to startle, move, set in motion”), causative of _*stirtaną_ (“to leap, tumble”), from Proto-Indo-European _*stere-_, _*strē-_ (“to be strong, steady, rigid, fixed”). Cognate with Old Frisian _stirta_ (“to fall down, tumble”), Middle Dutch _sterten_ (“to rush, fall, collapse”) (Dutch _storten_), Old High German _sturzen_ (“to hurl, plunge, turn upside down”) (German _stürzen_), Old High German _sterzan_ (“to be stiff, protrude”). More at stare.
VERB
START (_third-person singular simple present_ STARTS, _present participle_ STARTING, _simple past and past participle_ STARTED)
* (transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.
* To set in motion.
_to START a stream of water; to START a rumour; to START a business_
* Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
I was engaged in conversation upon a subject which the people love to START in discourse.
* To begin.
* To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine.
* To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
* To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
* Sir William Temple (1628–1699)
Sensual men agree in the pursuit of every pleasure they can START.
* (intransitive) To begin an activity.
_The rain STARTED at 9:00._
* To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
* (intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.
* William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
But if he START, / It is the flesh of a corrupted heart.
* John Dryden (1631-1700)
I START as from some dreadful dream.
* Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Keep your soul to the work when ready to START aside.
* (transitive) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
_to START a bone; the storm STARTED the bolts in the vessel_
* Wiseman
One, by a fall in wrestling, STARTED the end of the clavicle from the sternum.
* (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
* (Can we date this quote?) Mary Shelley
I STARTED from my sleep with horror […]
* To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
_The hounds STARTED a fox._
* William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Upon malicious bravery dost thou come / To START my quiet?
* (intransitive) To break away, to come loose.
* 1749, John Cleland, _Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure_ (Penguin 1985 reprint), page 66:
we could, with the greatest ease as well as clearness, see all objects (ourselves unseen) only by applying our eyes close to the crevice, where the moulding of a panel had warped or STARTED a little on the other side.
* (nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
_to START a water cask_
USAGE NOTES
* In uses 1.1 and 1.2 this is a catenative verb that takes the infinitive (_to_) or the gerund (_-ing_) form. There is no change in meaning.
* For more information, see Appendix:English catenative verbs
ANTONYMS
* stop
DERIVED TERMS
* astart
* starter
TRANSLATIONS
SEE ALSO
From Middle English sterten (“to leap up suddenly, rush out”), from Old English styrtan
(“to leap up, start”), from
Proto-Germanic *sturtijaną (“to startle, move, set in motion”), causative of *stirtaną (“to leap, tumble”), from Proto-Indo-European *stere-, *strē- (“to be strong, steady, rigid, fixed”). Cognate with Old Frisian stirta (“to fall down, tumble”), Middle Dutch sterten (“to rush, fall, collapse”) (Dutch
storten), Old High German sturzen (“to hurl, plunge, turn upside down”) (German stürzen), Old High German sterzan (“to be stiff, protrude”). More at stare.
start (third-person
singular simple present starts, present participle starting, simple past and past participle started)
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(transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.
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To set in motion.
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to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business
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To begin.
- To initiate operation of a
vehicle or machine.
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To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
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To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
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(intransitive) To begin an activity.
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The rain started at 9:00.
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To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
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(intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.
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(transitive) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
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to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel
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(intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
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To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
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The hounds started a fox.
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(intransitive) To break away, to come loose.
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(nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
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to start a water cask
التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 3
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Etymology 3
NOUN
START (_plural_ STARTS)
* A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
* A handle, especially that of a plough.
* The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
* The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
start (plural starts)
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A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
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A handle, especially that of a plough.
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The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
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The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
التي في فئةENGLISH - ANAGRAMS
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Anagrams
* tarts
التي في فئةCRIMEAN TATAR - NOUN
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Crimean Tatar - Noun
START
* start
DECLENSION
start
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start
التي في فئةCRIMEAN TATAR - REFERENCES
معلومات عن الموضوع
Crimean Tatar - References
* V. A. Mirjejev, S. M. Usejinov (2002), _Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian–Crimean Tatar Dictionary]_, Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
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V. A. Mirjejev, S. M. Usejinov (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian–Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
التي في فئةCZECH - NOUN
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التي في فئةDANISH - NOUN
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التي في فئةDANISH - VERB
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التي في فئةDUTCH - ETYMOLOGY
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التي في فئةDUTCH - NOUN
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التي في فئةGERMAN - VERB
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التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - ETYMOLOGY 1
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التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - ETYMOLOGY 2
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التي في فئةNORWEGIAN NYNORSK - ETYMOLOGY
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التي في فئةNORWEGIAN NYNORSK - NOUN
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التي في فئةNORWEGIAN NYNORSK - REFERENCES
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Norwegian Nynorsk - References
* “start” in _The Nynorsk Dictionary_.
التي في فئةPOLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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Polish - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /start/
التي في فئةPOLISH - NOUN
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التي في فئةSWEDISH - NOUN
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Swedish - Noun
START c
* a start; a beginning (of a race)
* the starting (of an engine)
DECLENSION
RELATED TERMS
start c
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a start; a beginning (of a race)
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the starting (of an engine)
التي في فئةSWEDISH - REFERENCES
معلومات عن الموضوع
Swedish - References
* start in _Svenska Akademiens Ordlista_ över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
التي في فئةTURKISH - ETYMOLOGY
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التي في فئةTURKISH - PRONUNCIATION
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Turkish - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): [staɾt]
* Hyphenation: start
التي في فئةTURKISH - NOUN
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