start
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /stɑːt/US /stɑːrt/
Meaning
noun
the point at which something begins
“If we don't hurry, we'll miss the start.”
verb
to begin doing or using something
“start (something), I start work at nine.”
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“putting that on hold um to start zip 2”
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“So, you know -- (Laughter) you get started maybe a little slowly, but you get enough done in the first week that, with some heavier days later on, everything gets done, things”
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“My mother says that I started reading at the age of two, although I think four is probably close to the truth.”
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