"Start" meaning in German

See Start in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃtaʁt/ [standard], /ʃtaːt/ (note: common; especially northern and central Germany) Audio: De-at-Start.ogg , De-Start.ogg Forms: Startes [genitive], Starts [genitive], Starts [plural], Starte [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English start. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|start}} Borrowed from English start Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,s:e}} Start m (strong, genitive Startes or Starts, plural Starts or Starte)
  1. start (beginning of a project) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Start-de-noun-qF32562y
  2. start (beginning point of a race) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Start-de-noun-ak9oSssU
  3. takeoff, liftoff (beginning of a flight) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Start-de-noun-7jNOmLsp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Fehlstart, Raketenstart, Semesterstart Derived forms: starten Related terms: am Start sein, startbereit, Starthilfe, Startkapital, Startknopf, Startlauf, Startrampe, Startschuss, Startseite

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English start.",
  "forms": [
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Starts",
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    },
    {
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    }
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      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Fehlstart"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Raketenstart"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Semesterstart"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "am Start sein"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "startbereit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Starthilfe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Startkapital"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Startknopf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Startlauf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Startrampe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Startschuss"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 44 10",
      "word": "Startseite"
    }
  ],
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        "start (beginning point of a race)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Start-de-noun-ak9oSssU",
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          "start",
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      "tags": [
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              56,
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            [
              64,
              71
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          "english": "Thoroughly checked, [the rocket] stands there\nAnd waits for the liftoff, all clear",
          "ref": "1983, Peter Schilling, “Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)”, in Error in the System:",
          "text": "Gründlich durchgecheckt steht sie da\nUnd wartet auf den Start, alles klar",
          "translation": "Thoroughly checked, [the rocket] stands there\nAnd waits for the liftoff, all clear",
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        }
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          "liftoff"
        ]
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        "strong"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ʃtaʁt/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʃtaːt/",
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    },
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    },
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    }
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  "word": "Start"
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    "German terms derived from English",
    "German terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "Fehlstart"
    },
    {
      "word": "Raketenstart"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterstart"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "am Start sein"
    },
    {
      "word": "startbereit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Starthilfe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Startkapital"
    },
    {
      "word": "Startknopf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Startlauf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Startrampe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Startschuss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Startseite"
    }
  ],
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        "start (beginning of a project)"
      ],
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          "start"
        ]
      ],
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        "start (beginning point of a race)"
      ],
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          "start",
          "start"
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    },
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              64,
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          "text": "Gründlich durchgecheckt steht sie da\nUnd wartet auf den Start, alles klar",
          "translation": "Thoroughly checked, [the rocket] stands there\nAnd waits for the liftoff, all clear",
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        }
      ],
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          "liftoff"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʃtaːt/",
      "note": "common; especially northern and central Germany"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Start"
}

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