Meaning
To do the first part of something.
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Word origin
From Old English styrtan, meaning to leap up or move suddenly, which later meant to begin.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- styrtan
Grammar
Examples
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Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(14)At the Doctor
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The Phone Call
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Bring Your Bike
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One Sheep Short
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The Boat in the Garden
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The Passenger
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Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
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The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(42)Adverb position in English: before or after the verb?
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Asking for directions in English: turn left, go straight on
Clothes in English: trousers, a shirt and a pair of shoes
Compound nouns in English: is car park one word or two?
Days, months and seasons in English: on Monday, in May
Discourse Markers in English: well, anyway, actually
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining and there is
English Filler Words: um, well, so, like, you know
For, since, already, yet and still in English, with examples
Future continuous and future perfect in English: examples
Future in the past in English: was going to, would, about to
Gerund and infinitive in English: verb lists and rules
English Grammar Test: 30 Questions with Answers (A2-B2)
The imperative in English: sit down, don't touch, let's go
Indirect Questions in English: Word Order and Examples
English Question Words and Interrogative Pronouns
Mixed conditionals in English: rules, examples and exercises
Ordering and shopping in English: I'd like a coffee, please
Ordinal numbers in English: first, second, third (chart)
Advanced passive in English: get-passive, it is said that
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past perfect in English: had + past participle, examples
Phrasal-prepositional verbs in English: 16 with examples
100 Common Phrasal Verbs in English, with Examples
English phrasal verbs exercises with answers: 80 questions
Phrasal verbs with go in English: 14 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with take in English: 12 meanings, examples
Phrasal Verbs in English: Meaning, Rules and Examples
Present continuous for future plans, present simple for timetables
Present continuous in English: am/is/are + -ing, examples
Present perfect continuous in English: have been + -ing
Present perfect in English: rules, for and since, examples
Present simple in English: rules, -s ending and examples
Question tags in English: rules, examples and aren't I
Reported speech in English: backshift table and examples
Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs in English: rules
The 12 English tenses: one chart with forms and examples
Time clauses in English: when, while, until, as soon as
Used to, would and be used to in English: past habits
Verb patterns with objects in English: want, make, let, see
Suffixes in English: word building with -ness, -ful, -ly
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 8: start, name, friend and 7 more words.