English to English
noun
- the beginning of anything
It was off to a good start.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
They got an early start.
She knew from the get-go that he was the man for her.
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- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital.
His starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen.
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- a sudden involuntary movement
He awoke with a start.
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- the act of starting something
He was responsible for the beginning of negotiations.
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- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
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- a signal to begin (as in a race)
The starting signal was a green light.
The runners awaited the start.
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- the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
With an hour's start he will be hard to catch.
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- The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion.
source: Webster 1913
- A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
We began working at dawn.
Who will start?.
Get working as soon as the sun rises!.
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia.
He began early in the day.
Let's get down to work now.
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- set in motion, cause to start
The U.S. started a war in the Middle East.
The Iraqis began hostilities.
Begin a new chapter in your life.
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- leave
The family took off for Florida.
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- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
The DMZ begins right over the hill.
The second movement begins after the Allegro.
Prices for these homes start at $250,000.
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- bring into being
He initiated a new program.
Start a foundation.
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- get off the ground
Who started this company?.
We embarked on an exciting enterprise.
I start my day with a good breakfast.
We began the new semester.
The afternoon session begins at 4 PM.
The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack.
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- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
She startled when I walked into the room.
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- get going or set in motion
We simply could not start the engine.
Start up the computer.
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- begin or set in motion
I start at eight in the morning.
Ready, set, go!.
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- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
Take up a position.
Start a new job.
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- play in the starting lineup
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- have a beginning characterized in some specified way
The novel begins with a murder.
My property begins with the three maple trees.
Her day begins with a workout.
The semester begins with a convocation ceremony.
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- begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
Begin a cigar.
She started the soup while it was still hot.
We started physics in 10th grade.
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- bulge outward
His eyes popped.
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- To leap; to jump.
source: Webster 1913
- To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [stárt] Pagsisimulâ; kabiglaanan; daluhong
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [stárt] Simulan; pasimulan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
