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What is the verb for start?

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start
  1. (transitive) To begin, commence, initiate.
    1. To set in motion.
    2. To begin.
    3. To initiate operation of a vehicle or machine.
    4. To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
    5. To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
  2. (intransitive) To begin an activity.
  3. To startle or be startled; to move or be moved suddenly.
    1. (intransitive) To jerk suddenly in surprise.
    2. (transitive) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.
    3. (intransitive) To awaken suddenly.
    4. To disturb and cause to move suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly.
  4. (intransitive) To break away, to come loose.
  5. (transitive, sports) To put into play.
  6. (nautical) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from.
  7. (euphemistic) To start your periods (menstruation).
  8. Synonyms:
      9. begin, commence, get underway, get under way, kick off, be in effect, get going, go ahead, make a start, proceed, dawn, get cracking, happen, occur, get off the ground, start off, launch, roll, rumble, open, get up to speed, commence proceedings, kick in, break the ice, get the ball rolling, get the show on the road, begin business, come on-stream, get on with, get on, keep on, appear, emerge, arise, arrive, develop, materialise, materialize, transpire, unfold, actualize, come into being, erupt, form, manifest, originate, rise, become manifest … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “We have organized a meeting that will start in exactly an hour.”
      “Is it a coincidence that this issue would start from the moment we hired Jim?”
      “Inflammatory words between the two opposing factions would start an all-out brawl.”
starting
  1. present participle of start
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exciting, provoking, inciting, riling, stirring up, fomenting, impassioning, inflaming, rallying, roiling, rousing, stirring, triggering, aggravating, agitating, animating, electrifying, firing up, goading, inspiring, instigating, arousing, enthusing, galvanizing, incensing, irking, priming, ruffling, stimulating, whipping up, baiting, charging, egging on, eliciting, encouraging, enlivening, grilling, kindling, piquing, pumping up, revving up, setting off, vexing, vivifying, winding up, working up, activating, angering, awakening, bringing about … more
starts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of start
  2. Synonyms:
      3. issues, results, derives, arises, culminates, emanates, emerges, ensues, eventuates, evolves, follows, grows, proceeds, rises, stems, accompanies, develops, comes about, comes forth, originates in, appears, begins, arrives, transpires, unfolds, materializes, erupts, actualizes, commences, originates, comes into being, manifests, forms, comes up, takes form, occurs, springs up, crops up, comes into existence, breaks, turns up, becomes manifest, kicks in, dawns, exists, takes place, pops up, happens, shows up, takes shape … more
starteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of start
startest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of start
started
  1. simple past tense and past participle of start
  2. Synonyms:
      3. created, established, formed, found, founded, instituted, launched, authorized, based, built, constituted, enacted, initiated, legislated, organized, set up, brought about, inaugurated, laid foundation, predicated, ratified, secured, set down, stationed, authorised, built up, corroborated, decreed, erected, installed, lodged, organised, placed, planted, domiciliated, implanted, inculcated, invested, moored, originated, put in place, introduced, developed, produced, assembled, instigated, constructed, set in motion, catalyzed, effectuated … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “If you'd like to get started with cuneiform writing, this tool from the Penn Museum is handy.”
      “The activation energy of the reaction is the amount of energy it takes for the reaction to get started.”
      “As soon as they learned of his arrest, the media vultures started circling.”
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