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started

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/ˈstɑːrtɪd/ · start-ed

To begin or initiate an action.

Meanings

verbformal

To begin or initiate an action.

کسی عمل کا آغاز کرنا۔

شروع کرنا

shuru karna

Formal: روشنی ڈالنا

Synonyms

commencedinitiatedlaunchedآغاز کیاشروع کیاچال اٹھائی

Antonyms

endedfinishedconcludedختم کیاعیاس کر لیافراغت

Common Collocations

  • started a project
  • started a conversation
  • started a business

Example Sentences

She started her own business last year.

اس نے پچھلے سال اپنا کاروبار شروع کیا۔

Us ne pichhle saal apna karobar shuru kiya.

He started studying at a young age.

اس نے کم عمری میں پڑھائی شروع کی۔

Us ne kam umri mein parhai shuru ki.

They started the meeting without him.

انہوں نے اس کے بغیر اجلاس شروع کر دیا۔

Unhon ne is ke baghair ijaalas shuru kar diya.

Easily Confused With

started:Do not confuse it with 'stated', which means to declare something.

Word Family

start
verbشروع کرنا
starter
nounآغاز کرنے والا
starting
adjectiveشروع ہونے والا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of starting a race when the starting gun goes off.

Visualize a runner beginning a race at the starting line.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

دیکھو تو سب شروع ہوا ہے زمانے کی سب داستانوں میں

Dekho to sab shuru hua hai zamane ki sab dastaanon mein

Look, everything has begun in the stories of the world.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نیک کام کی ابتدا ہمیشہ اچھے ارادے سے ہونی چاہیے

Neik kaam ki ibtida hamesha achay iraday se honi chahiye

A good deed should always commence with a good intention.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "styrtan" — to leap up

First known use: 14th century

The word 'started' is the past tense of 'start', which has evolved from Old English roots meaning to leap or spring.