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/stɑːt/
To begin to do something or the point at which something begins
Synonyms:
begin
commence
initiate
launch
inaugurate
Antonyms:
finish
conclude
end
complete
Examples:
Bernard
started
at these words.
Marian,
starting
to reach into the waste-basket, refrained.
"I'm not blaming you," Olivia
starts
to protest.
Etymology:
From Middle English
starten
, from Old English
styrtan
(to leap up), likely from Proto-Germanic
*stertōną
.
Usage Statistics:
582 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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