start
/stɑːt/ verbTranslation
BEGIN DOING [I, T] › to begin doing something
başlamak
[+ doing sth] He started smoking when he was eighteen. [+ to do sth] Maria started to laugh. We start work at nine o'clock.1552BEGIN HAPPENING [I, T] › to begin to happen or to make something begin to happen
başlamak, başlatmak
The programme starts at seven o'clock. Police believe the fire started in the kitchen.15521865BUSINESS [I, T] ( also start up) › If a business, organization, etc starts, it begins to exist, and if you start it, you make it begin to exist.
kurmak, açmak, başlamak, başlatmak, faaliyete başlamak
She started her own computer business. A lot of new restaurants have started up in the area.1427CAR [I, T] ( also start up) › If a car or engine starts, it begins to work, and if you start it, you make it begin to work.
(araç) çalış(tır)mak, başla(t)mak
The car won't start. Start up the engine.15521358 to start with › used to talk about what a situation was like at the beginning before it changed
başlangıçta, başta, ilk başta; ...ile başlamak
I was happy at school to start with, but later I hated it.1552 › used before saying the first thing in a list of things ilk olarak, ilk başta, başlangıçta
To start with, we need better computers. Then we need more training.1562MOVE SUDDENLY [I] › to move suddenly because you are frightened or surprised
start (sth) off phrasal verb ürkmek, irkilmek, ürküp sıçramak
→ See also set/start the ball rolling → See also get/start off on the wrong foot1632 › to begin by doing something, or to make something begin by doing something
start on sth phrasal verb ile başlamak/başlatmak; söze ...ile başlamak
She started off the meeting with the monthly sales report.1552 › to begin doing something
start out phrasal verb başlamak; bir şeyi yapmaya koyulmak
Have you started on your homework yet?1552 › to begin your life or the part of your life when you work, in a particular way
start over phrasal verb US hayata vb. başlamak, yola çıkmak
My dad started out as a sales assistant in a shop.1552 › to begin something again
yeniden başlamak, tekrar başlamak
If you make a mistake, you'll have to start over.2171(Definition of start verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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