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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  start \start\ (st[aum]rt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. started; p. pr.
     & vb. n. starting.] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten to
     hurl, rush, fall, G. st["u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over,
     to fall, Sw. st["o]rta to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte,
     and probably also to E. start a tail; the original sense
     being, perhaps, to show the tail, to tumble over suddenly.
     [root]166. Cf. Start a tail.]
     1. To leap; to jump. [Obs.]
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     2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise,
        pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a
        voluntary act.
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              And maketh him out of his sleep to start. --Chaucer.
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              I start as from some dreadful dream.  --Dryden.
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              Keep your soul to the work when ready to start
              aside.                                --I. Watts.
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              But if he start,
              It is the flesh of a corrupted heart. --Shak.
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     3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to
        begin; as, to start in business.
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              At once they start, advancing in a line. --Dryden.
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              At intervals some bird from out the brakes
              Starts into voice a moment, then is still. --Byron.
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     4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a
        seam may start under strain or pressure.
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     To start after, to set out after; to follow; to pursue.
  
     To start against, to act as a rival candidate against.
  
     To start for, to be a candidate for, as an office.
  
     To start up, to rise suddenly, as from a seat or couch; to
        come suddenly into notice or importance.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Start \Start\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. started; p. pr. & vb. n.
     starting.] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten 8hurl, rush,
     fall, G. st["u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over, to fall, Sw.
     st["o]ra to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte, and probably
     also to E. start a tail; the original sense being, perhaps,
     to show the tail, to tumble over suddenly. [root]166. Cf.
     Start a tail.]
     1. To leap; to jump. [Obs.]
  
     2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise,
        pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a
        voluntary act.
  
              And maketh him out of his sleep to start. --Chaucer.
  
              I start as from some dreadful dream.  --Dryden.
  
              Keep your soul to the work when ready to start
              aside.                                --I. Watts.
  
              But if he start, It is the flesh of a corrupted
              heart.                                --Shak.
  
     3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to
        begin; as, to start business.
  
              At once they start, advancing in a line. --Dryden.
  
              At intervals some bird from out the brakes Starts
              into voice a moment, then is still.   --Byron.
  
     4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a
        seam may start under strain or pressure.
  
     To start after, to set out after; to follow; to pursue.
  
     To start against, to act as a rival candidate against.
  
     To start for, to be a candidate for, as an office.
  
     To start up, to rise suddenly, as from a seat or couch; to
        come suddenly into notice or importance.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  started
     vb.
     (infl of en start  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  started
     vb.
     (infl of en start  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  started
     vb.
     (infl of en start  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  started
     vb.
     (infl of en start  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  started
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tart ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  started
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en start ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb start)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Started /stˈɑːtɪd/
  مبدوء

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  started /stˈɑːtɪd/
  začal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  started /stˈɑːtɪd/
  začali