start

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Crimean Tatar 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 2.2 References 3 Czech 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Danish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Inflection 4.2 Verb 5 Dutch 5.1 Verb form 5.1.1 Derived terms 6 Polish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 6.2.1 Declension 6.2.2 Derived terms 7 Swedish 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)t

[edit] Noun

start (plural starts)

1. The beginning of an activity.

   The movie was entertaining from start to finish.

2. A sudden involuntary movement.

   He woke with a start.

3. The beginning point of a race.
4. An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.

   Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.

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to start (third-person singular simple present starts, present participle starting, simple past and past participle started)

1. (transitive) To set in motion.
2. (transitive) To begin.
3. (transitive) To initiate a vehicle or machine.
4. (intransitive) To begin an activity.

   The rain started at 9:00.

5. (intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.
6. (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.

   I started from my sleep with horror . . . --Mary Shelley

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• In uses 1, and 2 this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive or the gerund (-ing) form. There is no change in meaning.
• For more information, see Appendix:English catenative verbs

[edit] Antonyms

• stop

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• starter

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at the start false start for a start get started jump-start

start off start on start out start up

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• tarts

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start

1. start

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[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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start m.

1. start (beginning point of a race)

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• cíl m.
• připravit se, pozor, start

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start c. (singular definite starten, plural indefinite starter)

1. start

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start

1. Imperative of starte.

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start

1. singular present tense of starten
2. imperative form of starten

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• doorstart

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• IPA: /start/

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start m.

1. (sports) start (the beginning of a race)
2. (aviation) takeoff

   Z niecierpliwością czekałam na start samolotu do Paryża.

   I was impatiently waiting for the plane to Paris to take off. (=for its take-off)

3. participation

   Większość kibiców ucieszyła się, że zdecydował się on na start w zawodach.

   Most fans were happy to hear that he had decided to take part in the competition.

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	start	starty
Genitive	startu	startów
Dative	startowi	startom
Accusative	start	starty
Instrumental	startem	startami
Locative	starcie	startach
Vocative	starcie	starty

[edit] Derived terms

• startować — verb to start
• startowy — adjective starting, take-off
• falstart (m) — noun false start

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[edit] Swedish

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start c.

Inflection for start	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	start	starten	starter	starterna
Possessive form	starts	startens	starters	starternas

1. start; beginning (of a race)
2. the act of turning (an engine) on

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• starta