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Start
/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:
Let's
start
the game.
She will
start
a new job next week.
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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