starting
The act of something that starts.
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Here are some possible ways of starting a conversation or getting the audience''s attention before a talk or speech: I didn''t start worrying/ to worry until she was 2 hours late. She started work in the mill
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This British colloquialism apparently had the earlier sense of bracing one-self for an effort, probably in reference to the way runners pull up their socks before starting off on a race. Or the expression may
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"Start" primarily functions as a verb denoting the act of beginning something, while "starting" is the gerund or present participle form, used to describe the action of beginning or to
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When do you start your course / your new job? We''ll be starting (the session) at six o''clock. Can you start (= begin a new job) on Monday? [ + -ing verb ] They started build ing the house in January. [ +
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begin, commence, start, initiate, inaugurate, usher in mean to take the first step in a course, process, or operation. begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable. begin, opposed to end, is the most
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a place where, or a time when, a beginning is made, as in a race; starting point ahead from the start
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to appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.; rise or issue suddenly forth. to spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place. The rabbit started from the bush. to be among the entrants in
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