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start v.
come into being; become functional v.

VERB

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commence create do establish found go ahead go into inaugurate initiate introduce launch lead make open prepare produce set up undertake

STRONG

activate actualize cause drive effect eventuate generate impel induce instigate institute motivate mount occasion originate trigger

WEAK

break ground break the ice bring about bring to pass embark on enter on enter upon get going give birth to give impulse lay foundation for make active plunge into set about set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude destroy end fail finish halt ignore lose neglect ruin stop

STRONG

check discourage dissuade prevent repress

WEAK

complete consummate die

VERB

come into being; become functional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear come out commence emerge enter happen occur rise set start take off

STRONG

arise bud dawn emanate germinate originate sail spring sprout

WEAK

be born come forth come into existence crop up derive from get going get show on road get under way grow out of issue forth kick off make tick proceed from result from send off stem from

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complete disappear end finish hide leave stop

STRONG

die shrink

WEAK

conclude consummate

Example Sentences

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begins

However, when the film begins, its characters sincerely think that Godzilla, last seen crumbling to smithereens in the Pacific, is dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

November's event is particularly noteworthy because it begins a sequence of three consecutive supermoons.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Leo begins his trip in Uruguay, Latin America's most secular country -- and one of the wealthiest -- where a tight security operation is in place, with some 5,000 police officers and 1,000 soldiers mobilised.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Many are visibly tearful as the scale of the loss begins to sink in at the very place the incident happened.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

As the sun begins to set, I help Gloria wash the dishes with the water she’s collected in a bucket.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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