Polyglot Dictionary

start

/stɑrt/

verb A1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
starts
past
started
past participle
started
gerund
starting

Meaning

  1. empezar, comenzar

    • The movie starts at eight.

      La película empieza a las ocho.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

begin

begin is slightly more formal; start is more common and everyday, and also used for machines, like starting a car — both mean the same thing.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa start?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The movie ___ at eight.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a start?

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