Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 2
"We simply could not start the engine"
"start up the computer"
Opposites:
stop
Derived:
startup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"I start at eight in the morning"
"Ready, set, go!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"Take up a position"
"start a new job"
Kinds of:
take office
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 7
"with an hour''s start he will be hard to catch"
noun
Sense 8
"he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"
"his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
verb
Sense 9
get off the ground
"Who started this company?"
"We embarked on an exciting enterprise"
"I start my day with a good breakfast"
"We began the new semester"
"The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"
"The blood shed started when the partisans launched a su"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 10
"begin a cigar"
"She started the soup while it was still hot"
"We started physics in 10th grade"
Verb group:
begin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 11
"The DMZ begins right over the hill"
"The second movement begins after the Allegro"
"Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
Verb group:
begin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 12
"The novel begins with a murder"
"My property begins with the three maple trees"
"Her day begins with a work-out"
"The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
Type of:
be
Verb group:
begin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun
Sense 14
"the starting signal was a green light"
"the runners awaited the start"
noun
Sense 15
"he awoke with a start"
verb
Sense 16
"The family took off for Florida"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 17
"She startled when I walked into the room"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 18
"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"
"The Iraqis began hostilities"
"begin a new chapter in your life"
Verb group:
begin
Causes:
begin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 19
"He initiated a new program"
"Start a foundation"
See also:
originate in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 20
"We began working at dawn"
"Who will start?"
"Get working as soon as the sun rises!"
"The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"
"He began early in the day"
"Let''s get down to work now"
Verb group:
begin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something is ----ing PP
Frame 33
noun
Sense 21
"they got an early start"
"she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
21
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
182
Times Searched
3
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