- ˌstart (sth) ˈup
- phrasal verb
if you start up a business or project, or if it starts up, you bring it into existenceShe left last year to start up her own business.[/ex]
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ˌstart (sth) ˈup
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start sth up — UK US start (sth) up Phrasal Verb with start({{}}/stɑːt/ verb ► if a business or other organization starts up, or if someone starts one up, it is created and starts to operate: »The funding means that by the time it starts up in December, the… … Financial and business terms
start sth off — UK US start (sth) off Phrasal Verb with start({{}}/stɑːt/ verb ► to begin by doing something, or to make something begin by doing something: »The mortgages started off with a lower introductory rate but have risen in the past few years. »She… … Financial and business terms
ˌstart (sth) ˈoff — phrasal verb to begin, or to cause something to begin Let s start off with a few questions from the audience.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
start something up — ˌstart ˈup | ˌstart sthˈup derived to begin working, happening, etc; to make sth do this • I heard his car start up. • Start up the engines! see also ↑start up … Useful english dictionary
start — start1 W2S2 [sta:t US sta:rt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(begin doing something)¦ 2¦(begin happening)¦ 3¦(begin in a particular way)¦ 4¦(business/organization)¦ 5¦(job/school)¦ 6¦(car/engine etc)¦ 7¦(begin going somewhere)¦ 8¦(life/profession)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
start — 1 verb 1 BEGIN DOING STH (I, T) to begin doing something: start doing sth: I ve just started learning German. | We d better start getting dressed soon. | start to do sth: When Tom heard this he started to laugh uncontrollably. | Things started to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
start*/*/*/ — [stɑːt] verb I 1) to begin to happen The World Championships start in two weeks.[/ex] It s starting to rain.[/ex] The leaves have started falling off the trees.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to begin doing something Please start when you are ready.[/ex] The… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
start — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auspicious, bright (esp. BrE), decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive … Collocations dictionary
start up — verb 1. get going or set in motion (Freq. 2) We simply could not start the engine start up the computer • Syn: ↑start • Ant: ↑stop (for: ↑start) … Useful english dictionary
start up — UK US start (sth) up Phrasal Verb with start({{}}/stɑːt/ verb ► if a business or other organization starts up, or if someone starts one up, it is created and starts to operate: »The funding means that by the time it starts up in December, the… … Financial and business terms
