Begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable • they reached their goal by starting a business that had no income ceiling, no alleys or dead ends. Begin, opposed to end, is the most general
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Start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages.
When do you start your course / your new job
We'll be starting (the session) at six o'clock Can you start (= begin a new job) on monday [ + to infinitive ] i'd just started to write a letter when the phone rang. To appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.
Rise or issue suddenly forth To spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place The rabbit started from the bush To be among the entrants in a race or the initial participants in a game or contest.
Here are some possible ways of starting a conversation or getting the audience's attention before a talk or speech
I didn’t start worrying/ to worry until she was 2 hours late She started work in the mill when she was just 14 years old When we started this project, we didn't know what to expect. A place where, or a time when, a beginning is made, as in a race
Starting point ahead from the start To begin or set out, as on a journey or activity As a verb, start means to begin an activity or event Some people turn to the last page of a book before they even start it, so they'll be prepared for the ending
Start can also mean to move suddenly in surprise or alarm, or to startle.
• he looked very well and was full of talk of making his way in the world and starting a business some day
