when something starts happening
Start/begin sta:rt. bi'gin [v Ц Do you know what time the class starts? I My day starts at 5 or 6 o'clock, when the baby wakes up. I The movie was just beginning when Richard and James arrived. 1 Work on the new bridge will begin next year.
beginning - began - have begun
Begin is more formal than start, and is not usually used in conversation.
break out /,breik 'aot/ [phrasal verb I] to start happening - use this about unpleasant things like fires, wars, or diseases: A fire broke out on the top floor of the building. I Fighting broke out between gangs of rival football fans.
Outbreak /'aotbreik [n CI when something unpleasant starts happening, such as a fire, war, or disease + of There's been an outbreak of food poisoning at the hotel.
to make something start happening
Start sta:rt [о T) to make something start happening: The referee couldn't start the game because there were fans on the field. I Don't drop your cigarette here - you could start a fire. I Jim parked in someone else's space, and that's what started the fight.
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launch /bint// [v T] launch an attack/ appeal/inquiry/campaign to start a public or military activity, when there is a
clear aim that you want to achieve: The local hospital has launched a campaign to raise money for new X-ray equipment. I Police are hunching a major murder inquiry. I Rebel forces launched an attack on Kabul.
introduce/bring in .mtnvdjuis. brio И
-du:s; (i» T] to officially start a new system, method, or rule for the first time: The company is thinking of introducing medical tests for all employees. New safety measures will be introduced next month. I They have promised to bring in a minimum wage if they win the election.
Ы to start a new business or organization
start/start up sw:rl. sta:rt 4p [v T] to start a new business or organization: Luigi's family came here in 1966 and started up a chain of restaurants. I John decided to start his own textile business shortly after the war.
Open . ^oprm [и T] to start a business that provides services to the public, such as a shop, a restaurant, or a hoteclass="underline" They just opened a new supermarket on \Jan Nuys Boulevard.
set Up Set лр/ [pbrasa/ verb I/T] to start a new business by making all the necessary arrangements, buying equipment etc set up sth Bruno and his partner are setting up their own printing business. set up in business (=start to run your own business) People attend the college to
learn how to set up in business on their own.
set up as Sean got a bank loan ю set up as an architect in his own studio.
found faond, [и T] to start an organization, school, hospital etc, especially by providing the money for it - use this especially about something that was started a long time ago: Pierpont was one of the group lu/io founded Yale College in 1701.
be founded The bonk was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
И to start doing something again
start again /sta:rt o'genI [phrasal verb I/T] to start doing something again, or to start happening again: The Middle East peace talks have started again, start sth again After her vacation. Trish really didn't feel like starting work again. \ She failed her degree, so she had to start her course again.
start over sta:rt oovpr [phrasal verb I] ls:>f:(1aliy amlkican to start doing something again from the beginning, especially because you want to do it better: If you make a mistake, just press 'delete' and start over.
bring back sth ып] Ыек (sth)
[phrasal verb T] to start using a custom, system, law etc again, which was used in the past but then stopped: Do you think they should bring back the death penalty? I They're talking about bringing back formal grammar teaching.
go back to sth ,,g00 Ъхк tin (sth»
[phrasa/ verb TJ to start doing something again, after a period when you did something else: Some mothers go back to full- time work only с few weeks after their baby is born.
go back to doing sth This time, Ben was determined not to go back to using drugs again.
STAY
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stay in a place and not leave it
spend time in a place
stay in someone's house or a hotel
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D to stay in the same place, job, school etc and not leave it
^ opposite leave
Stay ,stei [y (j t0 continue to be in the same place, job, school etc and not leave it: Stay there - I want to take a photograph of you.
+ with He stayed with the baby until she fell asleep.
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stay at home My husband wants me to stay at home and look after the children.
stay at school bkitish stay in school
amewcan (^continue to go to school) Most students stay at school until they are 16
or 17.
stay in a job Alice has never stayed in the same job for more than a year.
stay behind (=stay somewhere after other
people have left) After the party a few of us stayed behind to help clean up
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/,stei in [phrasal verb I| to stay in your house and not go out, especially in the evening: The others went out to a club, but I stayed in and watched television.
Stay on stei опЦ-'аш/ [phrasal verb I] to stay in a place, job, school etc for a longer time than you had planned, or after other people have left. We've had such a great time that we're thinking of staying on here for another week. stay on at school/university He stayed on at college for an extra year to do a Master's degree.
remain. /rrmein/ (u IJ to stay in the same
place, job. or school. Picasso remained in Paris throughout the rest of the war. remain at home/at school/at work In
those days, unmarried daughters usually remained at home.
A Remain is more forma| than stay )t is used especially in written English.
to spend some time in a place
/stei/ [и I] to spend a period of time in
a place that is not your permanent home: I'm planning to stay in Paris for a сои pie of months. I How long are you stay- ing in New York?