Synonyms: begin, be started, commence, set in, kick off
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /stɑːt/ |
| Hyphenation | start |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) start | (I) started |
| (thou) startest | (thou) startedst |
| (he) starts, starteth | (he) started |
| (we) start | (we) started |
| (you) start | (you) started |
| (they) start | (they) started |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) start | (I) started |
| (thou) start | (thou) started |
| (he) start | (he) started |
| (we) start | (we) started |
| (you) start | (you) started |
| (they) start | (they) started |
| Imperative mood | |
| start | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| starting | started |
| Afrikaans | begin |
|---|---|
| Albanian | filloj |
| Czech | počínat; počít; začínat; začít; zahájit |
| Danish | begynde |
| Dutch | aanvangen; beginnen; ertoe overgaan; inzetten |
| Esperanto | komenciĝi |
| Faeroese | verða byrjaður |
| French | débuter |
| German | anfangen; beginnen; losgehen |
| Italian | cominciare |
| Low German | beginnen |
| Norwegian | begynne |
| Papiamento | kuminsá |
| Portuguese | começar |
| Saterland Frisian | beginne; ounfange |
| Scottish Gaelic | tòisich |
| Spanish | empezar; principiar |
| Sranan | bigin |
| Swedish | begynna; börja |
| Thai | เริ่ม |
| Turkish | başlamak |
| West Frisian | begjinne; oanbrekke; oanfange; oangean; begjin |