noun / verb
start
START/stɑːrt/
The beginning of something or the act of making it begin.
The woman starts the fan by pressing its power button.
Etymology
Sterten meant “leap” or “jump.” Its shift to “begin” probably passed through the sporting idea of forcing an animal from its lair, and hence setting something in motion.
In context
like this story i'm kind of excited to talk about this so we have all everybody seen spoilers it said spoilers spoilers are coming here we go brent go ahead start us off
More examples
- We made an early start.
- The race starts at nine.
- This is a promising start.
Forms
start · starts · started · starting
Similar words
- begin
- Neutral; can be less abrupt than start.