What part of speech is start?

Start can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. start is a verb, present, 1st person singular of start (infinitive).
  • 2. start is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. start is a noun, singular of starts.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does start mean?

Definitions

Verb

start - 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 surprise attack"
start - get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
start - play in the starting lineup
start - bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
start - begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
start - begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"
start - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "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"
start - bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
start - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
start - leave; "The family took off for Florida"
start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
start - move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
start - have a beginning characterized in some specified way; "The novel begins with a murder"; "My property begins with the three maple trees"; "Her day begins with a workout"; "The semester begins with a convocation ceremony"
start - begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object; "begin a cigar"; "She started the soup while it was still hot"; "We started physics in 10th grade"

Noun

start - the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start"
start - a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "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"
start - the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race); "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch"
start - a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
start - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
start - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
start - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
start - a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start"

Examples of start

#   Sentence  
1. noun It was off to a good start.
2. noun He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital.
3. noun With an hour's start he will be hard to catch.
4. noun They got an early start.
5. noun He awoke with a start.
6. noun The runners awaited the start.
7. noun But, I guess, it's a start...
8. noun We had a pretty good idea when we signed the contract that ECS would not be able to complete that by the contract start date, so we negotiated a fall back plan under which ECS is obligated to "assist [Transwestern] in developing a manual system to accomplish the same result and will hold harmless and keep [Transwestern] whole for all cost and expenses" associated with the manual system.
9. noun The term of the Transaction shall be from the Effective Date (or start date) to the Termination Date (or end date).
10. noun The Effective Date (or start date) is 01 Oct 2001.
11. noun click the START button.
12. noun click the Enron Online Production Cluster "START" button.
13. noun By the end of 2005 you'll have a whole new start with regard to your career and your earning potential - and a possible new partnership to top it off!
14. noun Start of _The SOUND & the FURY_: April 6, 1928 Good Friday.
15. noun ,000 - Number of soldiers in Iraq seven months after start of the war still without Interceptor vests, designed to stop a round from an AK-47.
16. verb I start my day with a good breakfast.
17. verb We simply could not start the engine.
18. verb Start up the computer.
19. verb Start a new job.
20. verb I start at eight in the morning.
21. verb Who will start?
22. verb Start a foundation.
23. verb Prices for these homes start at $250,000.
24. verb Yesterday there were tens of them putting road blocks on our street and setting up mortars, they only come out in the open when Americans leave the area, then they start firing mortars indiscriminately and shooting their AK-47's in the air.
25. verb And this was simply his opening gambit; he would start talking about that he had been out late the night before drinking.
26. verb So he's going to have to start looking for another place.
27. verb At this rate we may have to start pinning notes to your shirt to remind you to do things.
28. verb I will start up again in mid-July...
29. verb A state Senate committee is set today to start serving 16 subpoenas on electricity producers and officials who manage California's energy grid to determine whether they acted in concert to manipulate energy prices.
30. verb In this delivery format, your body can immediately start receiving the benefits of the product components as the absorption of vitamins, minerals and nutrients is maximized.
Sentence  
noun
It was off to a good start.
He got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital.
With an hour's start he will be hard to catch.
They got an early start.
He awoke with a start.
The runners awaited the start.
But, I guess, it's a start...
We had a pretty good idea when we signed the contract that ECS would not be able to complete that by the contract start date, so we negotiated a fall back plan under which ECS is obligated to "assist [Transwestern] in developing a manual system to accomplish the same result and will hold harmless and keep [Transwestern] whole for all cost and expenses" associated with the manual system.
The term of the Transaction shall be from the Effective Date (or start date) to the Termination Date (or end date).
The Effective Date (or start date) is 01 Oct 2001.
click the START button.
click the Enron Online Production Cluster "START" button.
By the end of 2005 you'll have a whole new start with regard to your career and your earning potential - and a possible new partnership to top it off!
Start of _The SOUND & the FURY_: April 6, 1928 Good Friday.
,000 - Number of soldiers in Iraq seven months after start of the war still without Interceptor vests, designed to stop a round from an AK-47.
verb
I start my day with a good breakfast.
We simply could not start the engine.
Start up the computer.
Start a new job.
I start at eight in the morning.
Who will start?
Start a foundation.
Prices for these homes start at $250,000.
Yesterday there were tens of them putting road blocks on our street and setting up mortars, they only come out in the open when Americans leave the area, then they start firing mortars indiscriminately and shooting their AK-47's in the air.
And this was simply his opening gambit; he would start talking about that he had been out late the night before drinking.
So he's going to have to start looking for another place.
At this rate we may have to start pinning notes to your shirt to remind you to do things.
I will start up again in mid-July...
A state Senate committee is set today to start serving 16 subpoenas on electricity producers and officials who manage California's energy grid to determine whether they acted in concert to manipulate energy prices.
In this delivery format, your body can immediately start receiving the benefits of the product components as the absorption of vitamins, minerals and nutrients is maximized.

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