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start

137 2.3
An opportunity for a player to be chosen for the team's first group
  • noun
  • /stɑrt/
translation icon : titularidad
  • The Head Start program was located in a rural area in the intermountain west.

And during this World Cup, obviously, four starts, four games.

Examples

  • And during this World Cup, obviously, four starts, four games.

  • The coach announced the starting lineup, and I was excited about my first start in the game.

  • Yeah, it was my first start after being called up.

  • What a promising start for these young men!

  • The Wolfman gave me my start in the business, and I like it.

  • The Oak Grove Head Start Center had fourteen students enrolled for the academic year.

    Academic text (2013)
  • It is difficult to imagine arriving at all that I have achieved today without the starting opportunity to study at Harvard.

  • Please welcome your starting lineup for the Jacksonville Jaguars, featuring Ned as Bortles.

  • After several impressive performances, she earned her start as the pitcher in the championship match.

  • He was thrilled when he received his first start as a regular player in the upcoming tournament.

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

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 Often

first-string
5 6.0
starter
140 3.0
start
137 2.3
substitute
5 4.9
reserve
112 3.7

Surface Forms

start singular
starts plural

Etymology

Start used about players comes from the same sense of 'being first to begin', so a start is the opportunity to be in the team's beginning lineup.