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to start

to start

755 1.5
To be chosen to play in the team's first group of players
  • verb
  • /stɑrt/
translation icon : 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

11 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

286 1.4

To begin a job, project, or career

283 2.5

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

To have children and begin raising them

39 2.5

To leave a place to go to another place

38 3.0

To make a machine or system begin to work

To begin an activity or meeting before someone arrives

to start fresh
  • Informal
26 3.6

Begin again without bringing past problems

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

16 3.2

To begin a new business or project

16 3.8

To make a stopped activity or project begin again with energy

Tell others to begin without you when you are late

Help a project, plan, or the economy begin quickly

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

Begin to droop or hang down because of weight

to start into
  • Informal
1 4.3

Begin speaking or acting quickly with energy about a topic

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

To begin a determined public campaign to change something

To do something that gives you energy in the morning

To make someone feel eager and ready to work again

To lose energy or interest slowly until it fades

Compounds

82 2.5

An advantage from starting earlier than others that helps you succeed

52 3.2

A chance to begin again after problems

8 4.0

A difficult beginning to an activity or relationship

housing start
  • Specialized
7 5.0

The start of building a new house or apartment building

A quick, strong beginning that gives an early advantage

2 4.0

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

flying start
  • Informal
1 3.7

A very good beginning that gives an early advantage

The early part of the morning when people begin daily activities

crouch start
  • Specialized
6.0

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

kick start
  • Specialized
4.7

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

The moment a race begins after a signal

A runner who moves at full speed before the race line

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

3.2

The first moment when a race or event begins

How Active

to take the field
  • Specialized
9 3.6
to start
755 1.5
to warm up
95 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.