📒 to begin doing or using something
- start (something) I start work at nine.
- He's just started a new job.
- The kids start school next week.
📒 to begin happening; to make something begin happening
- Work is due to start this weekend.
- What time does the show start?
- Have you any idea where the rumour started?
📒 when you start a machine or a vehicle or it starts, it begins to operate
- Start the engines!
- He started the recording.
- I can't get the car started.
📒 to begin to exist; to make something begin to exist
- The company started in 1894 in Pennsylvania.
- start up There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area.
- start something She started a business while she was still at school.
📒 to begin from a particular place, amount or situation; to begin in a particular way
- + adv./prep. The trail starts just outside the town.
- Hotel prices start at €80 for a double room.
- A sentence always starts with a capital letter.
📒 to begin, or to begin something such as a career, in a particular way that changed later
- start as something She started as a secretary but ended up running the department.
- It started as a hobby and grew from there.
- start out/off The company started out with 30 employees.
📒 to begin a journey; to leave
- What time are we starting tomorrow?
- She had started out late for the meeting.
- They had started out from Saigon the previous day.
📒 to begin to move in a particular direction
- I started after her (= began to follow her) to tell her the news.
- He started for the door, but I blocked his way.
📒 to move suddenly and quickly because you are surprised or afraid
- The sudden noise made her start.
📒 used to tell somebody not to complain or be critical
- Don't start! I told you I'd be late.
- Don't you start! It's hard enough managing the kids, without you complaining too.
📒 to make something start happening; to make sure that something continues to happen
📒 to start a relationship well/badly
- I seem to have got off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
📒 to begin doing something
- It's nearly ten o'clock. Let's get started.
- It's already late, so I think we should get started.
📒 to start a relationship well/badly
- I seem to have started off on the wrong foot with the new boss.
📒 to cause trouble
📒 used when you are giving the first and most important reason for something
- To start with, it’s much too expensive…
📒 at the beginning
- The club had only six members to start with.
- I'll have melon to start with.
- She wasn't keen on the idea to start with.
📒 used to blame somebody for beginning a fight or an argument
- ‘Stop fighting, you two!’ ‘He started it!’