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to start

to start

202 1.5
To be chosen to play in the team's first group of players
  • verb
  • /stɑrt/
: ser titular
  • And you would suspect that, you know, he'll start at the World Cup for England.

Examples

  • Do you want to start in wide?

  • He praised England's young players, Owen and Beckham, likely to start tomorrow, in an unchanged lineup.

  • I'll start in the kitchen.

  • Michael's only the third freshman to start for the guy.

  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will start this season with a new quarterback at the helm.

  • He will start as the main striker in the championship game this weekend.

  • The coach decided to start the inexperienced player to give him a chance to shine.

  • After a thorough evaluation, the team announced that she would start as the goalkeeper for the upcoming match.

Antonyms

75 3.3

Not take part in an activity, often because someone is hurt or chooses not to

Idioms

For the whole time, from the beginning to the end

Start a new activity very successfully and make quick progress

Do something new and not worry about past mistakes

To begin a plan or project again from the start after a failure

Phrasal Verbs

465 1.4

To begin a job, project, or career

343 2.5

To do something again from the start after a mistake or problem

126 3.2

To begin a new business or project

86 3.0

To make a machine or system begin to work

To begin an activity or meeting before someone arrives

To have children and begin raising them

To begin living in a very different place or way after a big change

38 3.8

To make a stopped activity or project begin again with energy

to start fresh
  • Informal
36 3.6

Begin again without bringing past problems

Tell others to begin without you when you are late

16 4.2

Help a project, plan, or the economy begin quickly

7 2.5

To leave a place to go to another place

To start a car engine that has a dead battery using another car's battery and cables

to start into
  • Informal
2 4.3

Begin speaking or acting quickly with energy about a topic

Begin to droop or hang down because of weight

To begin a determined public campaign to change something

To do something that gives you energy in the morning

Make a motorcycle engine run by pushing a lever with your foot

To lose energy or interest slowly until it fades

To make someone feel eager and ready to work again

Compounds

88 2.5

An advantage from starting earlier than others that helps you succeed

73 3.2

A chance to begin again after problems

housing start
  • Specialized
9 5.0

The start of building a new house or apartment building

9 4.0

A difficult beginning to an activity or relationship

7 4.0

An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables

A quick, strong beginning that gives an early advantage

A runner who moves at full speed before the race line

3 3.4

The moment a race begins after a signal

kick start
  • Specialized
2 4.7

A lever on a motorcycle that you press with your foot to start the engine

flying start
  • Informal
2 3.7

A very good beginning that gives an early advantage

The early part of the morning when people begin daily activities

1 3.2

The first moment when a race or event begins

crouch start
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A low position close to the ground that runners use before a race to start quickly

A one-time payment from the UK government to help with baby costs for parents who meet certain rules

How Active

to take the field
  • Specialized
15 3.6
to start
202 1.5
to warm up
173 2.2

Surface Forms

start infinitive
started past
started past participle
starting present participle
starts third person singular

Etymology

Start originally had the idea of 'beginning' or being first into action, so to start in a game means to be chosen to begin as part of the first team.