Begin, start, and commence are often interchangeable Begin, opposed to end, is the most general Start, opposed to stop, applies especially to first actions, steps, or stages. Happening or used at the beginning of a process The starting players in a team are the ones… To appear or come suddenly into action, life, view, etc.
Rise or issue suddenly forth To spring, move, or dart suddenly from a position or place The rabbit started from the bush To be among the entrants in a race or the initial participants in a game or contest. Here are some possible ways of starting a conversation or getting the audience's attention before a talk or speech I didn’t start worrying/ to worry until she was 2 hours late
When we started this project, we didn't know what to expect. A place where, or a time when, a beginning is made, as in a race Starting point ahead from the start Jumping, leaping, cringing, wincing, startling, bolting, flinching, twitching Closing (down), shutting (up), ending, finishing, abolishing, phasing out, stopping, terminating When do you start your course / your new job
We'll be starting (the session) at six o'clock Can you start (= begin a new job) on monday [ + to infinitive ] i'd just started to write a letter when the phone rang. Being a price, amount, player lineup, etc., fixed at the beginning. See examples of starting used in a sentence. A look at all 32 starting quarterbacks for the 2025 nfl season.
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