starting
US: /ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/
UK: /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
UK: /stˈɑːtɪŋ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
starting /'stɑ:tliɳ/
- danh từ
- sự giật mình
- sự bắt đầu, sự khởi công, sự khởi hành
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 Often, start off or up. begin, commence, get (something) going, get off the ground, originate, initiate, open, set in motion, activate, embark on; set in motion, turn or switch on, crank up, Colloq kick off:
They started operations at once. I can't start my car.
2 Often, start off or up or in. arise, come up, come to be or into being, emerge, crop up, develop, begin, commence, get under way, originate:
How did this situation start?
3 Often, start off or up or in. go, leave, depart, get going, move (off or out or on), get under way, set off or out or forth, Colloq hit the road, get the show on the road:
You start and I'll follow shortly.
4 Often, start in. begin, commence, get or start the ball rolling, get things under way, be on one's way, get going:
When I went in I found that she had started without me.
5 jump, flinch, blench, quail, shy, recoil, wince, shrink, draw back:
He started when he saw her suddenly behind him in the mirror.
6 cause to spring or leap or dart or jump or bound:
Any abrupt movement will start the plovers from cover.
7 establish, found, begin, set up, initiate, institute, create, father, give birth to, beget:
It was her ideas that started the current trend in mystery novels.
8 bulge, protrude, stick out; Colloq US bug out:
Warping caused these boards to start from the floor. When he saw what was in his swimming-pool, his eyes started from their sockets.
n.
9 beginning, opening, move:
This is not very good, but it's a start.
10 beginning, commencement, opening, outset, onset, inception, start-up:
The start of the race is set for ten o'clock.
11 beginning(s), inception, birth, initiation, onset, rise, genesis, creation, emergence, origin:
The start of the blues can be traced to New Orleans.
12 opportunity, chance, beginning; help, assistance, aid, backing, financing, sponsorship, encouragement, Colloq break:
Her father-in-law gave her the start she needed in business.
13 head start, advantage, edge, lead, Colloq (the) jump, US and New Zealand drop (on someone):
Having the inside track gave her a start on the competition. If he has a ten-minute start, we'll never catch him.
14 inauguration, opening, beginning, initiation, Colloq kick-off:
When is the start of the salmon fishing season this year?
15 beginning(s), founding, foundation, establishment, inception, birth, origin:
This company had its start in 1781.
Concise English dictionary
s t a r t|starts|started|startingstɑrt /stɑːt
noun
+the beginning of anything
+the time at which something is supposed to begin
+a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
+a sudden involuntary movement
+the act of starting something
+a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
+a signal to begin (as in a race)
+advantage gained by an beginning early (as in a race)
verb
+take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
+set in motion, cause to start
+leave
+have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
+bring into being
+get off the ground
+move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
+get going or set in motion
+begin or set in motion
+begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
+play in the starting lineup
+have a beginning characterized in some specified way
+begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
+bulge outward
