- gave him a start
- helped him begin; startled him
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
gave him a start
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gave him a head start — allowed him to begin first … English contemporary dictionary
start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… … 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 — start1 [ start ] verb *** ▸ 1 begin to happen ▸ 2 begin to do something ▸ 3 begin a trip ▸ 4 be the limit of something ▸ 5 make something happen ▸ 6 make machine work ▸ 7 complain ▸ 8 jump with fright ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to begin to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
start — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦ starts, starting, started 1) VERB If you start to do something, you do something that you were not doing before and you continue doing it. [V to inf] John then unlocked the front door and I started to follow him up the stairs … English dictionary
head start — noun the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race) (Freq. 1) with an hour s start he will be hard to catch • Syn: ↑start • Hypernyms: ↑advantage, ↑vantage * * * head start … Useful english dictionary
running start — noun 1. a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line • Syn: ↑flying start • Hypernyms: ↑racing start 2. a quick and auspicious beginning • Syn: ↑flying start … Useful english dictionary
running start — 1. Sports. a start, as in the hop, step, and jump or the running broad jump, in which a contestant begins moving before reaching the starting or take off point. 2. an initial advantage in undertaking something; a head start: His background gave… … Universalium
give someone a head start — give (someone) a head start have a head start to have an advantage that makes you more likely to be successful. Bamforth s natural popularity gave him a head start over the other leadership contenders. (often + over) … New idioms dictionary
