start

/stˈɑːt/

/ˈstɑɹt/

[verbe] [nom]

to start

[VERBE]

MAIN VERB

commencer

to begin doing or using something that we were not doing or using before, and continue doing or using it

Synonymes : begin

commence

lead off

Antonymes : end

1.1

commencer

to come into existence or begin to happen

Synonymes : begin

Antonymes : end

1.2

commencer

to begin to engage in something such as a profession, period of education, etc.

Synonymes : take up

1.3

se diriger vers

to begin to move toward a specific direction

Synonymes : commence

embark on

start up

1.4

partir

to leave a place or begin a journey

Synonymes : depart

1.5

sursauter

to suddenly move one's body because something surprising or frightening has happened

Synonymes : jump

startle

commencer

to begin taking place

Synonymes : get going

Antonymes : stop

2.1

commencer

to cause something to begin taking place

Synonymes : start up

Antonymes : stop

2.2

démarrer

to make something come into being

Synonymes : initiate

originate

2.3

démarrer

to come into being

2.4

démarrer

to cause a machine to begin to work

2.5

démarrer

(of a machine) to begin operating or being used

2.6

lancer

to cause or enable someone to begin doing something, especially as a profession

Synonymes : begin

Antonymes : end

Exemples

1. The nurses are starting their night shift at the hospital.

2. The lease for my new apartment starts next week.

3. The last show at the cinema starts at 9:30 p.m.

4. The guest lecture starts at 6 p.m. in the auditorium.

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