start+suddenly
11start — 1 verb 1 BEGIN DOING STH (I, T) to begin doing something: start doing sth: I ve just started learning German. | We d better start getting dressed soon. | start to do sth: When Tom heard this he started to laugh uncontrollably. | Things started to …
12start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… …
13start — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auspicious, bright (esp. BrE), decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive …
14start — {{11}}start (n.) late 14c., a sudden movement, from START (Cf. start) (v.); meaning act of beginning to build a house is from 1946. That of opportunity at the beginning of a career or course of action is from 1849. False start first attested 1850 …
15start — [[t]stɑrt[/t]] v. i. 1) to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity 2) to become active, manifest, or operative; appear, issue forth, or come to life, esp. suddenly or abruptly: The snowfall started at midnight. The engines started with a… …
16start — start1 [ start ] verb *** ▸ 1 begin to happen ▸ 2 begin to do something ▸ 3 begin a trip ▸ 4 be the limit of something ▸ 5 make something happen ▸ 6 make machine work ▸ 7 complain ▸ 8 jump with fright ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to begin to… …
17start — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦ starts, starting, started 1) VERB If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. [V to inf] John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs …
18start — verb 1》 come or bring into being. ↘begin to do. ↘begin to move or travel. ↘begin to attend (a school, college, etc.) or engage in (an occupation). 2》 cause to happen. ↘begin to operate. ↘cause or enable to begin doing… …
19start — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. begin, commence, set out; jerk, jump, shy; loosen, crack; originate; get going; startle, rouse. See beginning, propulsion, impulse, departure, fear. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The beginning] Syn.… …
20start — I. verb Etymology: Middle English sterten; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move suddenly and violently ; spring < started angrily to his feet > …
