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The correct spelling is start.
How to pronounce start
/stɑːt/
nounIPA: /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.The beginning of an activity.
- 2.A sudden involuntary movement.
- 3.The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.
- 4.An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.
- 5.A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.
verb
- 1.To begin, commence, initiate.
- 2.To begin an activity.
- 3.To have its origin (at), begin.
- 4.To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
- 5.To break away, to come loose.
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