start
verb (used without object)
to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
started
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past participleof start.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof start.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
startverb (used without object)to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
Example Sentences
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Queen Camilla was swiftly given an umbrella when the rain started, while the King was seen gesturing to be given one of his own.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“We’re always talking to these people and so we have pretty good intelligence flow in that sense, which is why in 2018, 2019, 2020 we started to turn increasingly bullish,” said Barrow.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Tyson and his fellow astronomers at the Rubin Observatory just started their 10-year survey of space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“If consciousness started to emerge in training, I would call for everyone to stop AI development until we could design out those properties.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
He started up the narrow corkscrew stairs, and as he mounted so did his spirits.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
