start

Etymology 1
From, from the verb. See below.

Noun

 * 1) The beginning of an activity.
 * 2) A sudden involuntary movement.
 * 3) The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
 * 4) An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
 * 5)  A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
 * 6) An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
 * to get, or have, the start
 * 1)  A happening or proceeding.
 * 1) An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
 * 2)  A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
 * 3) An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
 * to get, or have, the start
 * 1)  A happening or proceeding.
 * 1) An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.
 * to get, or have, the start
 * 1)  A happening or proceeding.
 * 1)  A happening or proceeding.

Translations

 * American Sign Language: 1@InFinger-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh 1@InFinger-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh
 * Arabic: ,
 * Armenian:
 * Assamese: আৰম্ভ
 * Belarusian: пача́так
 * Bengali:, ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: begyndelse
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Faroese: byrjan
 * Finnish:, , ;
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: დასაწყისი
 * German: ,
 * Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: ἀρχή
 * Haitian Creole: kòmansman
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, upphaf
 * Ido:
 * Inari Sami: algâ
 * Ingrian: alku, alutos
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:, , , 出だし
 * Korean: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: سەرەتا
 * Latin: exordium,
 * Macedonian: по́четок
 * Maori: tīmatanga, ōrokotīmatanga
 * Mizo: bul, tìr, ṭan, ṭanna
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, zaczątek
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: toiseach
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: почетак
 * Roman:
 * Sicilian: inizziu
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Sranan Tongo: bigin
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: simula
 * Tamil:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:


 * Bulgarian:, сепване
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, összerándulás,
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: geit
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: tamaki, kahuki, oho, ohorere, ohotata
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: rykk
 * Occitan: subresaut, ressaut
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: leum, clisgeadh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: трзај, покрет
 * Roman: ,
 * Sicilian: scantazzu
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: старт
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: (afetiría),  (ekkínisi)
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: upphaf
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 開始地点,, スタート地点
 * Maori: tīmatanga, ōrokotīmatanga
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: почетак, полазиште
 * Roman: ,
 * Sicilian: partenza
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: simula
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: aloituskokoonpano


 * Finnish: ,


 * Dutch:
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin:
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Sylheti: ꠡꠥꠞꠥ
 * Telugu: ,

Etymology 2
From, from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬), 🇨🇬. More at.

Verb

 * 1)  To begin, commence, initiate.
 * 2) To set in motion.
 * 3) * April 2, 1716,, Freeholder No. 30
 * I was some years ago engaged in conversation with a fashionable French Abbe, upon a subject which the people of that kingdom love to start in discourse.
 * 1) To begin.
 * 2) To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
 * 3) To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
 * 4) To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
 * 5)  To begin an activity.
 * 6)  To have its origin (at), begin.
 * 7) To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
 * 8)  To jerk suddenly in surprise.
 * 9)  To awaken suddenly.
 * 10)  To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
 * 11)  To flinch or draw back.
 * 12)  To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
 * 13)  To break away, to come loose.
 * 14)  To put into play.
 * 15)  To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
 * 16)  To start one's periods (menstruation).
 * 1)  To jerk suddenly in surprise.
 * 2)  To awaken suddenly.
 * 3)  To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
 * 4)  To flinch or draw back.
 * 5)  To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
 * 6)  To break away, to come loose.
 * 7)  To put into play.
 * 8)  To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
 * 9)  To start one's periods (menstruation).
 * 1)  To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
 * 2)  To flinch or draw back.
 * 3)  To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
 * 4)  To break away, to come loose.
 * 5)  To put into play.
 * 6)  To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
 * 7)  To start one's periods (menstruation).
 * 1)  To break away, to come loose.
 * 2)  To put into play.
 * 3)  To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
 * 4)  To start one's periods (menstruation).
 * 1)  To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
 * 2)  To start one's periods (menstruation).
 * 1)  To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
 * 2)  To start one's periods (menstruation).
 * 1)  To start one's periods (menstruation).

Usage notes

 * In uses 1.1 and 1.2 this is a catenative verb that takes the infinitive or the gerund  form. There is no change in meaning.
 * For more information, see Appendix:English catenative verbs

Antonyms

 * to stop, ,
 * to finish, ,
 * to finish, ,

Translations

 * Afrikaans: aangaan
 * American Sign Language: 1@InFinger-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh 1@InFinger-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh
 * Arabic: بَدَأَ
 * Lebanese Arabic: بلّش
 * Moroccan Arabic: بدا
 * South Levantine Arabic: بدا, بلّش
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: ahurhescu, ãnchisescu, apãrnjescu, ntsep
 * Assamese: আৰম্ভ কৰ
 * Asturian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: пачына́ць, пача́ць, пачына́цца, пача́цца
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᎠᏓᎴᏂᎭ
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 開始
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dalmatian: nizuor
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * Friulian: comença
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: დაწყება
 * German:, ,
 * Gothic: 𐌳𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄρχομαι
 * Haitian Creole: komanse
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Ingrian: alkaa, noissa, käyvvä, lähtiä, aluttaa, täytyä, ruveta
 * Irish: cuir tús le
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: دەسپێکردن
 * Latin:, ordior, initiō
 * Maori: tīmata
 * Marathi: सुरू करणे
 * Mari:
 * Eastern Mari: тӱҥалаш
 * Nepali: शुरू गर्नु
 * Norman: c'menchi
 * North Frisian:
 * Hallig: öönfange
 * Norwegian:
 * Occitan:
 * Ojibwe: maad-
 * Old English: onġinnan
 * Old French: comencier
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Santali: ᱮᱦᱳᱵ
 * Scottish Gaelic: tòisich
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: по̀че̄ти, започети, начнути, начети
 * Roman:, , načnuti,
 * Shan:
 * Sicilian:, ,
 * Slovak: začať, začínať
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Sranan Tongo: bigin
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Sylheti: ꠡꠥꠞꠥ ꠇꠞꠣ
 * Tagalog: magsimula
 * Thai:, ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:, , почина́тися, поча́тися
 * Venetian: scuminsiar
 * Vietnamese:


 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bengali:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: starte
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, , laskea liikkeelle
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, , ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Maori:
 * Mizo: ṭan
 * Neapolitan: accumencià
 * Norwegian:
 * Old French: comencier
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:, ,
 * Sicilian:, fari pàrtiri
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Afrikaans: aangaan
 * American Sign Language: 1@InFinger-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh 1@InFinger-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chickasaw: malichi
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:, starti
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician:, arrancar
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:


 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Malay: menjalankan
 * Norman: stèrter
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Sicilian:fari pàrtiri, aḍḍumari,
 * Slovene: zagnati
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tamil:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:


 * Afrikaans: aangaan
 * American Sign Language: 1@InFinger-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh 1@InFinger-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: دەسپێکردن
 * Norman: c'menchi
 * Old French: comencier
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Sicilian:, , , , pàrtiri
 * Swedish:


 * Catalan:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Sicilian: pàrtiri


 * Bulgarian:, сепвам се
 * Danish: rykke til
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: hveppa
 * Finnish:, säpsähtää
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Icelandic: hrökkva við
 * Japanese: びくっとする
 * Maori: ohomauri, ohorere, ohotata, hiki, kōtiri, hoto, kohema
 * Polish: poderwać się
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: leum
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Sicilian:, risautari
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: стряскам се
 * Danish: vågne med et sæt
 * Finnish: säpsähtää,, herätä äkisti
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: hrökkva upp
 * Japanese: 飛び起きる
 * Polish: zerwać się (z łóżka)
 * Sicilian: risautari


 * Danish: komme løs, løsrive sig
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Sicilian:


 * Dutch:, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Ido:
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Romansch:, ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Telugu: ,
 * Vietnamese:

Noun

 * 1) An instance of starting.

Etymology 3
From, , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A projection or protrusion; that which pokes out.
 * 2) A handle, especially that of a plough.
 * 3) The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water wheel bucket.
 * 4) The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.
 * 1) The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse.

Etymology 4
Variant of.

Adverb

 * 1)  Completely, utterly.

Adjective

 * 1) firm, strong
 * 2) difficult

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) start

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  beginning point of a race

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology 1
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) start

Etymology 1
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * a

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) a  (beginning)

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  takeoff
 * 2) participation
 * 1) participation
 * 1) participation

Etymology
.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) a ; a beginning (of a race)
 * 2) the starting (of an engine)

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Usage notes
Turkish phonotactics disallows complex syllable onsets, thus speakers may epenthesize a vowel after the first consonant, pronouncing it as.