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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of start.
    • Word Usage
    "Well, when four boys get caught doing something they're not sure they're supposed to be doing, they don't know what to do or what to say, and sometimes they start talking right away to explain _why_ they are doing what they're doing -- which is what _we_ started to do -- that is we _started_ to, but all of us talking at once didn't make sense, so we stopped."
    Equivalent
    to have the start   
    Antonym
    stop   
    Verb Form
    started    starting    starts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change shape    deform    change form    turn    play    act    move    be    advantage    vantage   
    Cross Reference
    destiny    spangle    displacement    branch    begin    enter    set    displace    to start in    to start up   
    Hyponym
    take office    commence    inaugurate    embark on    set-off    introduce    recommence    jump-start    usher in    jumpstart   
    Form
    starter   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    begin    startle    alarm    rouse    originate    invent    dislocate    empty    sally    lead   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Art    Bart    Carte    Descartes    Hart    Harte    apart    art    bart    cart   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    begin    run    move    go    stop    series    break    result    turn    call   
     
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