English Dictionary

start

IPA（発音記号）

/stɑːt/

名詞

イギリス英語 古語 俗語

The beginning of an activity. / A sudden involuntary movement. / The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc. / An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.

日本語の意味

活動の始まり / 急な、不随意の動き / レースやボードゲームなどのスタート地点 / スポーツゲームや競馬等、イベント開始時の出場

The start of the meeting was delayed as attendees arrived late.

参加者が遅れて到着したため、会議の開始が遅れました。

意味（1）

The beginning of an activity.

The movie was entertaining from start to finish.

意味（2）

A sudden involuntary movement.

He woke with a start.

意味（3）

The beginning point of a race, a board game, etc.

Captured pieces are returned to the start of the board.

意味（4）

An appearance in a sports game, horserace, etc., from the beginning of the event.

Jones has been a substitute before, but made his first start for the team last Sunday.

意味（5）

(horticulture) A young plant germinated in a pot to be transplanted later.

You generally see nursery starts at garden centres in mid to late spring. Small annual plants are generally sold in four-packs or larger packs, with each cell holding a single young plant.

意味（6）

An initial advantage over somebody else; a head start.

to get, or have, the start

意味（7）

(UK, slang, archaic) A happening or proceeding.

“It's a rum start, old John Madingley's coming down to Tunnleton,” said Grafton, one evening in the smoking-room; […]

starts （ plural ）