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start

The correct spelling is start.

How to pronounce start

/stɑːt/
noun

IPA: /stɑːt/

Say it like: Sta-rt

The correct spelling is start. The beginning of an activity. For example: "The movie was entertaining from start to finish."

Usage Examples

The movie was entertaining from start to finish.

He woke with a start.

Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The beginning of an activity.
  2. 2.A sudden involuntary movement.
  3. 3.The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
  4. 4.An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
  5. 5.A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.

verb

  1. 1.To begin, commence, initiate.
  2. 2.To begin an activity.
  3. 3.To have its origin (at), begin.
  4. 4.To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
  5. 5.To break away, to come loose.

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