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1 عمومی:: عازم‌ شدن‌، دایركردن‌، اغاز، شروع‌، اغازیدن‌، عزیمت‌ كردن‌، آغاز، رم‌، شروع‌ كردن‌، از جا پریدن‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: start adjectives a good/great start • A 3-0 win is a good start for the team. a flying start (= a very good start ) • The appeal got off to a flying start at the weekend when the group held a raffle. a promising start (= a good start that makes success seem likely ) • Her teacher says she's made a promising start in learning Spanish. a bad/poor/disastrous start • Things got off to a bad start when two people turned up late. a rocky/shaky start (= a rather bad start ) • After a shaky start, they managed two wins in five matches. a disappointing start • He accepted full responsibility for the club’s disappointing start to the season. a slow start • Work got off to a very slow start because of bad weather. an auspicious/inauspicious start (= one that makes it seem likely that something will be good or bad ) • His second term in office has got off to an extremely inauspicious start. an early/late start • It was long trip so we had planned an early start. verbs get off to a good/bad etc start • On your first day at work, you want to get off to a good start. make a good/bad/early etc start • He made a flying start at college, but then he didn't manage to keep it up. have a good/bad etc start • We’ve had a disappointing start but we are hoping to improve.

transnet.ir

2 general::   noun ADJ. auspicious, bright, encouraging, flying, good, great, impressive, promising, sound, wonderful Despite a bright start, Liverpool lost the match. | disappointing, disastrous, poor, rocky, shaky, slow, uncertain | false After a couple of false starts, she found the job that suited her. | fresh, new | early, late | very right from the very start VERB + START make I think it's time we made a start. | get off to The company has got off to an impressive start this financial year. | herald, mark START + NOUN button, date, signal PREP. at the ~ (of) Everyone was in a conciliatory mood at the start of the meeting. | from the ~ She felt at home in her new job right from the start. | ~ to The fine winter weather heralded a good start to the year. | ~ in Moving to a good school gave Sally a fresh start in life. PHRASES from start to finish This is a thoroughly good book from start to finish.,   verb ADV. suddenly Her heart suddenly started to race. | immediately | just He has just started at school. At that point I just started to hate the man. | off, out We'll start off by doing some warm-up exercises. | (all over) again We'll just have to start all over again. VERB + START decide to, expect to, hope to, intend to, plan to | be due to, be expected to, be scheduled to Work is due to start this weekend. | be ready to By early evening he was ready to start work. | be about to, be going to A new term was about to start. | had better You'd better start packing if you're to leave early tomorrow morning. PREP. by Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. | from Start from the beginning and tell me exactly what happened. | on I've finished decorating the bathroom, so now I can start on the bedroom. | with Let's start with this first piece of music. PHRASES get started It's already quite late, so I think we should get started. | let's start

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 general:: start on sth to start to deal with something, or to start to use something • I'm just about to start on the cleaning. • Shall we start on the wine or wait till Colin gets here?, start sb off 1. to help someone to start an activity, especially a piece of work • I'll start her off on some fairly basic stuff and see how she gets on., start ( sth ) up BUSINESS 1. If a business or other organization starts up, or if someone starts one up, it is created and starts to operate • Many small businesses started up in the 1980s to cater to this growing market. • We ought to start up a drama group., start out to begin your life, or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way • My dad started out as a sales assistant in a shop., start ( sth ) up ENGINE 2. If a vehicle or engine starts up, or someone starts it up, it starts to work • The car wouldn't start up this morning., start over US ( UK start afresh ) to begin to do something again, sometimes in a different way • We decided to abandon the first draft of the report and start over. • The agreement allows old expectations to be forgotten and everyone can start afresh., start sb off 2. to make someone start to laugh, cry, or talk about something that they often talk about • I could see Emma trying not to laugh and of course that started me off., start on at sb to start complaining angrily to someone about something they have done • She started on at him about the way he's always looking at other women.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

4 general:: verb begin: We shall start the new project soon. verb activate: We need to start the engine now. verb inaugurate: We shall start a new company. noun scare: The noise gave us a start. noun beginning: The start of the race will be soon. noun origin: The start of our company was unique.

Simple Definitions

5 general:: Phrase(s): *a start 1. [and] *a jump(start) battery power to help start someone’s car, etc. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • My car is stalled. I need to get a start. • I got my car going. I got a jump from John. 2. help in beginning one’s career; a first opportunity in the beginning of one’s career. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) • She got a start in show business in Cincinnati. • She had a start when she was only four., Phrase(s): start something to start a fight or an argument. (Something can be replaced by anything or nothing with the negative.) • Hey, you! Better be careful unless you want to start something. • I don’t want to start anything. I’m just leaving., Phrase(s): *one’s start one’s first career opportunity. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) • I had my start in painting when I was thirty. • She helped me get my start by recommending me to the manager.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs

6 general:: to start doing something start to begin doing something: • I’m starting a new job next week. • It’s time we started. begin to start doing something. Begin is more formal than start , and is used especially in written English: • He began to speak. • The orchestra began playing. • Shall we begin? commence formal to start doing something: • The company will commence drilling next week. • Work was commenced on the next power station. get down to something to finally start doing something, especially your work: • Come on, Sam – it’s time you got down to some homework. • We’d better get down to business . set off to start a journey: • What time do you have to set off in the morning? • I usually set off for work at about 8.30. set out to start a long journey: • The ship set out from Portsmouth on July 12th. embark on something especially written to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting: • The Law Society has embarked on a major programme of reform. • Jamaica was embarking on a decade of musical creativity. resume formal to start doing something again after stopping it or being interrupted: • Normal train services will be resumed on April 5th. • Trade was resumed after the end of the war. get cracking informal to start doing something or going somewhere: • I think we should get cracking straightaway. to start happening start/begin to begin: • What time does the film start? begin to start. Begin is more formal than start and is used especially in written English: • The trial began in March. • Work on the new bridge will begin early next year. open to start being shown to the public – used about a play, show, or exhibition: • Lloyd Webber’s new musical opened in London last week. • A major exhibition of her work will open in New York in November. commence formal to start happening: • The voting has already commenced. • The work is scheduled to commence in April. get under way to start happening or being done – used especially about something that is likely to last a long time: • Construction work is getting under way on a new train network. • Discussions concerning the plan got under way on April 2. break out to start happening – used especially about a fire, a fight, war, or a disease: • Police were called in when fighting broke out in the crowd. • The blaze broke out on the third floor of the hotel. kick off informal to start – used especially about a football game or a meeting: • The match is due to kick off this afternoon at Wembley Stadium. • What time will the celebrations kick off?

Longman-Thesaurus

7 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with START, Also see FALSE START; FITS AND STARTS; FOR OPENERS (STARTERS); (START) FROM SCRATCH; FROM SOUP TO NUTS (START TO FINISH); GET OFF THE GROUND (TO A FLYING START); HEAD START; RUNNING START; TO START WITH.

American Heritage Idioms