verb

 

begin doing to begin doing something

He started smoking when he was eighteen.

 

begin happening to begin to happen or to make something begin to happen

The programme starts at seven o'clock.

 

business If a business, organization, etc starts, it begins to exist, and if you start it, you make it begin to exist.

She started her own computer business.

 

car If a car or engine starts, it begins to work, and if you start it, you make it begin to work.

The car won't start.

 

move suddenly to move suddenly because you are frightened or surprised

 

noun

 

beginning the beginning of something

Our teacher checks who is in class at the start of each day.

 

advantage an advantage that you have over someone else when you begin something

I'm grateful for the start I had in life.

 

sudden movement a sudden movement that you make because you are frightened or surprised

Kate sat up with a start.