to start a career
11start — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auspicious, bright (esp. BrE), decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive …
12start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… …
13start — I n. 1) to get off to, make a start 2) a false; flying, running; fresh, new; head; promising start 3) at the start 4) for a start (for a start let s agree where we should meet) 5) from the start II v. 1) (d; intr., tr.) to start as (she started… …
14start — See: BY FITS AND STARTS, HEAD START, JACK RABBIT START, RUNNING START …
15start — See: BY FITS AND STARTS, HEAD START, JACK RABBIT START, RUNNING START …
16start off — v. 1) (d; intr., tr.) to start off as (she started off her career as a dancer) 2) (D; intr.) ( to leave ) to start off for (to start off for the airport) 3) (D; intr.) to start off from ( to leave ) (we started off from our house) 4) (D; intr.,… …
17start — /stahrt/, v.i. 1. to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. 2. to appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.; rise or issue suddenly forth. 3. to spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place: The rabbit started from… …
18start*/*/*/ — [stɑːt] verb I 1) to begin to happen The World Championships start in two weeks.[/ex] It s starting to rain.[/ex] The leaves have started falling off the trees.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to begin doing something Please start when you are ready.[/ex] The… …
19start - begin - commence — If you start, begin, or commence something, you do it from a particular time. My father started work when he was ten. The prisoners plan to begin a hunger strike today. I …
20start — {{11}}start (n.) late 14c., a sudden movement, from START (Cf. start) (v.); meaning act of beginning to build a house is from 1946. That of opportunity at the beginning of a career or course of action is from 1849. False start first attested 1850 …
