开始 → ☊ 
bắt đầu 
begin 
Now my flight starts. ☊ 
Bây giờ chuyến bay của tôi bắt đầu. ☊ Travel He appears and stars following us. ☊ Anh ấy xuất hiện và bắt đầu đi theo chúng tôi. ☊ Verbs 3 When does your appointment start. ☊ Khi nào cuộc hẹn của bạn bắt đầu? ☊ Medical When does this scientific project start? ☊ Khi nào dự án khoa học này bắt đầu? ☊ Science When did you start? Bạn đã bắt đầu khi nào? * 088 Begin! Bắt đầu đi! Bạn hãy bắt đầu đi! * 092 We’ll start eating if he doesn’t come soon. Chúng tôi sẽ bắt đầu ăn, nếu anh ấy không đến ngay. * 097 like: bắt đầu → →
rice begins ripening ☊ lúa đã bắt đầu chín ☊ the tide is setting in ☊ nước bắt đầu lớn ☊ snow is starting to fall ☊ tuyết bắt đầu rơi ☊ the child begins to learn to speak ☊ đứa trẻ bắt đầu tập nói ☊ 
anfangen ☊ bắt đầu ☊ 
开始 ☊ kāishǐ anfangen ☊ bắt đầu ☊ ☊ der Start ☊ bắt đầu ☊ ☊ der Beginn ☊ bắt đầu ☊ ☊ der Anfang ☊ bắt đầu ☊ ☊ der Anfänger ☊ người mới bắt đầu, người mới học, người mới gia nhập ☊ ☊ der Anpfiff ☊ tiếng còi bắt đầu trận đấu ☊ ☊ Sie begann, zwei Kaffees einzugießen. ☊ Cô ấy bắt đầu rót hai ly cà phê. ☊ (Lektion 28, Nr. 369) Sie möchten sich eine Stunde, bevor die Party beginnt, in einem Restaurant treffen. ☊ Họ muốn gặp nhau ở nhà hàng một tiếng trước khi bữa tiệc bắt đầu. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 395) Tri beginnt mit dem Ausfüllen des Formulars. ☊ Trí bắt đầu điền vào thủ tục. ☊ (Lektion 44, Nr. 631) Jetzt wird eingerichtet! ☊ Bây giờ bắt đầu sắp xếp! ☊ (Lektion 45, Nr. 641) Sie stehen auf und beginnen mit den Vorbereitungen. ☊ Họ đứng lên và bắt đầu cho việc chuẩn bị. ☊ (Lektion 48, Nr. 684) Sie haben viel trainiert, um einen Misserfolg zu verhindern. ☊ Trước khi bắt đầu họ đã tập rất nhiều để tránh sự thất bại. ☊ (Lektion 49, Nr. 694) In der Zwischenzeit hat das Gift angefangen zu wirken. ☊ Trong lúc đó chất độc đã bắt đầu có tác dụng. ☊ (Lektion 53, Nr. 751) Aber er hat angefangen sie zu beleidigen. ☊ Nhưng anh ta bắt đầu lăng mạ cô ta. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 876) Plötzlich fing er an, mit Gewalt auf mich einzuschlagen. ☊ Bỗng nhiên anh ta bắt đầu hung dữ đánh anh. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 879) Die Hochzeitsfeier ist in vollem Gange. ☊ Tiệc cưới đã sẵn sàng bắt đầu. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1118) Dann beginnen wir gleich mit der Suche! ☊ Vậy chúng ta bắt đầu tìm ngay thôi! ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1174) Der Arbeitstag in unserer Firma beginnt um 9 Uhr. ☊ Ngày làm việc trong công ty của chúng tôi bắt đầu lúc 9 giờ. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1986) Bitte starten Sie nun die Datei "start.html". ☊ Xin hãy bắt đầu với dữ liệu „start.html“ ☊ (Lektion 112, Nr. 2049) Ich beginne nun mit meinem Vortrag – auch wenn noch nicht alle Kollegen da sind. ☊ Mặc dù không có mặt tất cả các đồng nghiệp ở đây, tôi vẫn xin phép được bắt đầu bài thuyết trình của mình. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2094) She began to explain her plan of action to the group. ☊ action ☊
admit sb/sth to/into sth: You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started. ☊ admit ☊
afraid of doing sth: I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night. ☊ afraid ☊
He started playing the piano at an early age. ☊ age ☊
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old). ☊ age ☊
The cat set off the alarm (= made it start ringing). ☊ alarm ☊
A car alarm went off in the middle of the night (= started ringing). ☊ alarm ☊
It starts at 10 a.m. ☊ a.m. ☊
annoy sb: His constant joking was beginning to annoy her. ☊ annoy ☊
annoyed (with sb) (at/about sth): He was beginning to get very annoyed with me about my carelessness. ☊ annoyed ☊
Prices start at $1 000. ☊ at ☊
They set off with the wind at their backs (= behind them). ☊ back ☊
We were right back where we started, only this time without any money. ☊ back ☊
Shall I begin? ☊ begin ☊
begin at/with sth: Let's begin at page 9. ☊ begin ☊
begin by doing sth: She began by thanking us all for coming. ☊ begin ☊
begin sth: We began work on the project in May. ☊ begin ☊
I began (= started reading) this novel last month and I still haven't finished it. ☊ begin ☊
begin sth at/with sth: He always begins his lessons with a warm-up exercise. ☊ begin ☊
begin sth as sth: He began his political career as a student (= when he was a student). ☊ begin ☊
begin to do sth: I began to feel dizzy. ☊ begin ☊
At last the guests began to arrive. ☊ begin ☊
She began to cry. ☊ begin ☊
It was beginning to snow. ☊ begin ☊
I was beginning to think you'd never come. ☊ begin ☊
begin doing sth: Everyone began talking at once. ☊ begin ☊
When will you begin recruiting? ☊ begin ☊
When does the concert begin? ☊ begin ☊
Work on the new bridge is due to begin in September. ☊ begin ☊
The evening began well. ☊ begin ☊
He began as an actor, before starting to direct films. ☊ begin ☊
What began as a minor scuffle turned into a full-scale riot. ☊ begin ☊
Where does Europe end and Asia begin? ☊ begin ☊
begin with sth: Use 'an' before words beginning with a vowel. ☊ begin ☊
'I'm thinking of a country in Asia.' 'What does it begin with (= what is the first letter)?' ☊ begin ☊
Each chapter begins with a quotation. ☊ begin ☊
begin at...: The path begins at Livingston village. ☊ begin ☊
'Ladies and gentlemen,' he began, 'welcome to the Town Hall.' ☊ begin ☊
The school began in 1920, with only ten pupils. ☊ begin ☊
begin sth: He began a new magazine on post-war architecture. ☊ begin ☊
I found it tiring to begin with but I soon got used to it. ☊ to begin with ☊
We'll go slowly to begin with. ☊ to begin with ☊
'What was it you didn't like?' 'Well, to begin with, our room was far too small.' ☊ to begin with ☊
Let's start again from the beginning. ☊ beginning ☊
Warning bells started ringing in her head as she sensed that something was wrong. ☊ bell ☊
You have to be prepared to start at the bottom and work your way up. ☊ bottom ☊
Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys. ☊ boy ☊
She was beginning to breathe more easily. ☊ breathe ☊
They began broadcasting in 1922. ☊ broadcast ☊
The aircraft crashed and burst into flames (= suddenly began to burn). ☊ burst into sth ☊
She burst into tears (= suddenly began to cry). ☊ burst into sth ☊
to have/start/run a business ☊ business ☊
Today police launched (= began) a campaign to reduce road accidents. ☊ campaign ☊
She started her career as an English teacher. ☊ career ☊
Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job. ☊ cease ☊
Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre. ☊ chance ☊
to take up the chase (= start chasing sb) ☊ chase ☊
The chase is on! ☊ chase ☊
The boy's lungs cleared and he began to breathe more easily. ☊ clear ☊
click sth: Click the OK button to start. ☊ click ☊
The clock struck twelve/midnight. ☊ clock ☊
a coach station (= where coaches start and end their journey) ☊ coach ☊
If you're all sitting comfortably, then I'll begin. ☊ comfortably ☊
Begin when I give the command. ☊ command ☊
After a few moments' consideration, he began to speak. ☊ consideration ☊
Work has begun on the construction of the new airport. ☊ construction ☊
He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking. ☊ conversation ☊
count (up) how many...: She began to count up how many guests they had to invite. ☊ count ☊
There wasn't enough evidence to bring the case to court (= start a trial). ☊ court ☊
Cracks began to appear in the walls. ☊ crack ☊
The cracks (= faults) in the government's economic policy are already beginning to show. ☊ crack ☊
The little boy fell over and started to cry. ☊ cry ☊
The paper started to shrivel and curl up in the heat. ☊ curl up, curl sth up ☊
The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin). ☊ curtain ☊
The college dates back to medieval times. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
Our friendship dates back to the late 70s. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
The town fell into (a) decline (= started to be less busy, important, etc.) after the mine closed. ☊ decline ☊
divide (up) (into sth): The cells began to divide rapidly. ☊ divide ☊
Divorce proceedings (= the legal process of divorce) started today. ☊ divorce ☊
The class settled down and she began the lesson. ☊ down ☊
It's enough to drive you to drink (= to make you start drinking too much alcohol). ☊ drive ☊
She started a degree but dropped out after only a year. ☊ drop out (of sth) ☊
As she got older, offers of modelling work began to dry up. ☊ dry up ☊
due to do sth: Rose is due to start school in January. ☊ due ☊
in the early days of space exploration (= when it was just beginning) ☊ early ☊
Let's make an early start tomorrow. ☊ early ☊
He started writing music as early as 1989. ☊ early ☊
Getting up this morning was quite an effort (= it was difficult). ☊ effort ☊
After the elections opposition groups began to emerge. ☊ emerge ☊
The streets soon emptied when the rain started. ☊ empty ☊
Our end-of-season sale starts next week. ☊ end ☊
He started to phone me at the exact moment I started to phone him (= at the same time). ☊ exact ☊
an expanding economy (= with more businesses starting and growing) ☊ expand ☊
It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners. ☊ explain ☊
September had come and the leaves were starting to fall. ☊ fall ☊
Do they plan to start a family (= have children)? ☊ family ☊
fear sth: She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst (= think that she is dead). ☊ fear ☊
Feeling gradually began to return to my frozen feet. ☊ feeling ☊
Police have reopened the file (= have started collecting information again) on the missing girl. ☊ file ☊
The performance finally started half an hour late. ☊ finally ☊
find what, when, etc...: Can you find out what time the meeting starts? ☊ find out (about sth/sb), find out sth (about sth/sb) ☊
The gunmen opened fire on (= started shooting at) the police. ☊ fire ☊
Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning). ☊ fire ☊
These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn). ☊ fire ☊
A small fire had started in the kitchen. ☊ fire ☊
The car won't start—can you fix it? ☊ fix ☊
The black and white flag went down, and the race began. ☊ flag ☊
The plane burst into flame(s) (= suddenly began burning strongly). ☊ flame ☊
Start crossing when the green WALK sign starts to flash. ☊ flash ☊
She lost control and the tears began to flow. ☊ flow ☊
He's not bad for a beginner. ☊ for ☊
Young children are beginning their formal education sometimes as early as four years old. ☊ formal ☊
The builders are now beginning to lay the foundations of the new school. ☊ foundation ☊
friendship with sb: He seemed to have already struck up (= begun) a friendship with Jo. ☊ friendship ☊
She began to walk away from him. ☊ from ☊
get sb/sth to do sth: I couldn't get the car to start this morning. ☊ get ☊
How did she get into (= start taking) drugs? ☊ get into sth ☊
I always start the day by going through my email. ☊ go through sth ☊
'May I start now?' 'Yes, go ahead.' ☊ go ahead (with sth) ☊
Gradually, the children began to understand. ☊ gradually ☊
The skies grew dark and it began to rain. ☊ grow ☊
We can't stop for coffee now, we've hardly started. ☊ hardly ☊
The countdown to Christmas starts here. ☊ here ☊
a hill start (= the act of starting a vehicle on a slope) ☊ hill ☊
He left home (= left his parents and began an independent life) at sixteen. ☊ home ☊
To his horror, he could feel himself starting to cry (= it upset him very much). ☊ horror ☊
The full horror of the accident was beginning to become clear. ☊ horror ☊
'Island' begins with (an) I/'I'. ☊ I ☊
If I were you I'd start looking for another job. ☊ if I were you ☊
If he tries to start an argument, just ignore him. ☊ ignore ☊
We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal. ☊ ill ☊
Slowly, an image began to appear on the screen. ☊ image ☊
Businesses are beginning to feel the full impact of the recession. ☊ impact ☊
Since I started jogging I've lost three and a half inches from my waistline. ☊ inch ☊
According to my information (= according to what I have been told) work was due to start last week. ☊ information ☊
in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign ☊ initial ☊
We had to move inside (= indoors) when it started to rain. ☊ inside ☊
Always read the instructions before you start. ☊ instruction ☊
it is intended that...: It is intended that production will start next month. ☊ intend ☊
intend that...: We intend that production will start next month. ☊ intend ☊
The runners started at 5-minute intervals. ☊ at (...) intervals ☊
Introductions were made and the conversation started to flow. ☊ introduction ☊
Start a new file and put this letter in it. ☊ it ☊
Bye! Safe journey! (= used when sb is beginning a journey) ☊ journey ☊
I was just beginning to enjoy myself when we had to leave. ☊ just ☊
In later life he started playing golf. ☊ late ☊
He burst out laughing (= suddenly started laughing). ☊ laugh ☊
lay A (on/over B): Before they started they laid newspaper on the floor. ☊ lay ☊
She started the last lap just behind the leading group. ☊ leading ☊
They emigrated to start a new life in Canada. ☊ life ☊
The International Stock Exchange started life as a London coffee shop. ☊ life ☊
The light was beginning to fail (= it was beginning to get dark). ☊ light ☊
It began to snow lightly. ☊ lightly ☊
I've lost ten pounds since I started this diet. ☊ lose ☊
Come on! It's time we made a start. ☊ make ☊
Quick march! (= the order to start marching) ☊ march ☊
The army began their long march to the coast. ☊ march ☊
I began sifting through the mass of evidence. ☊ mass ☊
You mean (= are you telling me) we have to start all over again? ☊ mean ☊
Mentally, I began making a list of things I had to do. ☊ mentally ☊
the mildest winter since records began ☊ mild ☊
She started work last Monday. ☊ Monday ☊
He started the motor. ☊ motor ☊
When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep. ☊ natural ☊
After a while, we naturally started talking about the children. ☊ naturally ☊
She went to Australia to start a new life. ☊ new ☊
When do you start your new job? ☊ new ☊
My day began in the normal way, and then I received a very strange phone call. ☊ normal ☊
Start writing now. ☊ now ☊
He began by making a few general observations about the report. ☊ observation ☊
Troops opened fire on (= started shooting) the crowds. ☊ open ☊
The flowers are starting to open. ☊ open ☊
This is the perfect opportunity to make a new start. ☊ opportunity ☊
order (for sb/sth to do sth): He gave orders for the work to be started. ☊ order ☊
Get your ideas into some sort of order before beginning to write. ☊ order ☊
Isn't it time you started to get organized? ☊ organized ☊
If he started out at nine, he ought to be here by now. ☊ ought to ☊
The paint is starting to peel off. ☊ paint ☊
The performance starts at seven. ☊ performance ☊
Problems were beginning to pile up. ☊ pile up ☊
You cannot legally take possession of the property (= start using it after buying it) until three weeks after the contract is signed. ☊ possession ☊
I've lost six and a half pounds since I started my diet. ☊ pound ☊
The meeting starts at 2 o'clock precisely. ☊ precisely ☊
Preparation for the party started early. ☊ preparation ☊
You've got to forget the past and start living in the present. ☊ present ☊
The banks will begin to present their arguments today. ☊ present ☊
present sth: The local MP will start the race and present the prizes. ☊ present ☊
The presentation of prizes began after the speeches. ☊ presentation ☊
to begin the difficult process of reforming the education system ☊ process ☊
Production of the new aircraft will start next year. ☊ production ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
The push for reform started in 2007. ☊ push ☊
He wants to open his own business, but needs a push in the right direction to get him started. ☊ push ☊
The firm has begun a major push into the European market. ☊ push ☊
The car won't start. Can you give it a push? ☊ push ☊
We only just started. We're not going to quit now. ☊ quit ☊
race (to do sth): The race is on (= has begun) to find a cure for the disease. ☊ race ☊
A light rain began to fall. ☊ rain ☊
It started to rain. ☊ rain ☊
He set about raising an army. ☊ raise ☊
It was the worst flood since records began. ☊ record ☊
Tell me when the tape starts recording. ☊ record ☊
The economy is at last beginning to recover. ☊ recover ☊
The project is beginning to show results. ☊ result ☊
Her suspicions returned when things started going missing again. ☊ return ☊
Have you started your revision yet? ☊ revision ☊
to start a revolution ☊ revolution ☊
reward sb with sth: She started singing to the baby and was rewarded with a smile. ☊ reward ☊
(+ adv./prep.): The car began to roll back down the hill. ☊ roll ☊
to start/spread a rumour ☊ rumour ☊
Catching sight of her he broke into a run (= started running). ☊ run ☊
The evening rush was just starting. ☊ rush ☊
As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails. ☊ sail ☊
The sale starts next week. ☊ sale ☊
Filming began on schedule (= at the planned time). ☊ schedule ☊
to start/quit school ☊ school ☊
School begins at 9. ☊ school ☊
The search is on (= has begun) for someone to fill the post. ☊ search ☊
to take your seat (= to begin your duties, especially in Parliament) ☊ seat ☊
I can't seem to (= I've tried, but I can't) get started today. ☊ seem ☊
Her hands had started to shake. ☊ shake ☊
Start each answer on a fresh sheet. ☊ sheet ☊
Shooting began early this year. ☊ shooting ☊
shout at sb: Then he started shouting and swearing at her. ☊ shout ☊
James began to show signs of impatience. ☊ show ☊
When they'd finally shut up, I started again. ☊ shut up ☊
The foundations of the building are starting to sink. ☊ sink ☊
The wheels started to sink into the mud. ☊ sink ☊
All the materials are on site so that work can start immediately. ☊ site ☊
Can you give me something to help me get to sleep (= start sleeping)? ☊ sleep ☊
He hadn't washed for days and was beginning to smell. ☊ smell ☊
The snow was beginning to melt. ☊ snow ☊
Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was dead. ☊ so ☊
Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing). ☊ song ☊
The train began to pick up speed (= go faster). ☊ speed ☊
My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again. ☊ spirit ☊
Water began to spread across the floor. ☊ spread ☊
start as sth: She started as a secretary but ended up running the department. ☊ start ☊
start out/off (as sth): The company started out with 30 employees. ☊ start ☊
start sth (as sth): He started life as a teacher before turning to journalism. ☊ start ☊
The trail starts just outside the town. ☊ start ☊
Hotel prices start at €50 a night for a double room. ☊ start ☊
The evening started badly when the speaker failed to turn up. ☊ start ☊
What time are we starting tomorrow? ☊ start ☊
start (up): There are a lot of small businesses starting up in that area. ☊ start ☊
start sth (up): They decided to start a catering business. ☊ start ☊
She started a yoga class at work. ☊ start ☊
Start the engines! ☊ start ☊
I can't get the car started. ☊ start ☊
The car won't start. ☊ start ☊
When does the class start? ☊ start ☊
Have you any idea where the rumour started? ☊ start ☊
start sth: Who started the fire? ☊ start ☊
Do you start the day with a good breakfast? ☊ start ☊
You're always trying to start an argument. ☊ start ☊
start sb/sth doing sth: The news started me thinking. ☊ start ☊
start sth: I start work at nine. ☊ start ☊
He's just started a new job. ☊ start ☊
I only started (= began to read) this book yesterday. ☊ start ☊
We need to start (= begin using) a new jar of coffee. ☊ start ☊
The kids start school next week. ☊ start ☊
start to do sth: It started to rain. ☊ start ☊
Mistakes were starting to creep in. ☊ start ☊
start doing sth: She started laughing. ☊ start ☊
start (on sth): It's a long story. Where shall I start? ☊ start ☊
It's time you started on your homework. ☊ start ☊
Can you start (= a new job) on Monday? ☊ start ☊
start by doing sth: Let's start by reviewing what we did last week. ☊ start ☊
to start out in business ☊ start out ☊
She started out on her legal career in 2001. ☊ start out ☊
When the band started out, they couldn't afford much equipment. ☊ start out ☊
The discussion started off mildly enough. ☊ start off ☊
Let's start off with some gentle exercises. ☊ start off ☊
We started off by introducing ourselves. ☊ start off ☊
start doing sth: I started off working quite hard, but it didn't last. ☊ start off ☊
I heard his car start up. ☊ start up, start sth up ☊
The job gave him his start in journalism. ☊ start ☊
The meeting got off to a good/bad start (= started well/badly). ☊ start ☊
I'll paint the ceiling if you make a start on the walls. ☊ start ☊
I want to make an early start in the morning. ☊ start ☊
She's moving abroad to make a fresh start (= to begin a new life). ☊ start ☊
They set off at a steady pace. ☊ steady ☊
We collected dry sticks to start a fire. ☊ stick ☊
Babies do not grow at a steady rate but in stops and starts. ☊ stop ☊
A few minutes later the storm broke (= began). ☊ storm ☊
It was terribly hot and I started to feel strange. ☊ feel strange ☊
When you have an injury you start putting stress on other parts of your body. ☊ stress ☊
He fell, striking his head on the edge of the table. ☊ strike ☊
Who struck the first blow (= started the fight)? ☊ strike ☊
it suits sb to do sth: It suits me to start work at a later time. ☊ suit ☊
The supports under the bridge were starting to bend. ☊ support ☊
suspect (that)...: I began to suspect (that) they were trying to get rid of me. ☊ suspect ☊
He started having night sweats. ☊ sweat ☊
The palms of his hands began to sweat. ☊ sweat ☊
Her arm was beginning to swell up where the bee had stung her. ☊ swell ☊
He started taking drugs (= illegal drugs) at college. ☊ take ☊
She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe. ☊ take sth up ☊
The baby is just starting to talk. ☊ talk ☊
He suddenly burst into tears (= began to cry). ☊ tear ☊
The exams start a week today/today week (= one week from now). ☊ today ☊
Get all the ingredients together before you start cooking. ☊ together ☊
When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out. ☊ tune out, tune sb/sth out ☊
The wheels of the car began to turn. ☊ turn ☊
A typical working day for me begins at 7.30. ☊ typical ☊
theories of how the universe began ☊ universe ☊
Start number 13 proved unlucky for the Swiss skier. ☊ unlucky ☊
The job was beginning to make unreasonable demands on his free time. ☊ unreasonable ☊
usual (for sb/sth) (to do sth): It is usual to start a speech by thanking everybody for coming. ☊ usual ☊
'What time do you start work?' 'It varies.' ☊ vary ☊
The government does not want to go to war (= start a war) unless all other alternatives have failed. ☊ war ☊
The carpets are starting to wear. ☊ wear ☊
The novelty of married life was beginning to wear off. ☊ wear off ☊
She started work a week yesterday. ☊ a week yesterday, last Monday, etc. ☊
The surface must be well prepared before you start to paint. ☊ well ☊
The kettle began to whistle. ☊ whistle ☊
The wind is getting up (= starting to blow strongly). ☊ wind ☊
He had no wish to start a fight. ☊ wish ☊
I was just beginning to wonder where you were. ☊ wonder ☊
We started work on the project in 2009. ☊ work ☊
He started work as a security guard. ☊ work ☊
She's planning to return to work once the children start school. ☊ work ☊
My car wouldn't start this morning. ☊ would ☊
In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six. ☊ write ☊
The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad. ☊ go wrong ☊
It's exactly a year since I started working here. ☊ year ☊
She's getting on in years (= is no longer young). ☊ year ☊
We don't need to start yet. ☊ yet ☊
It's a friendly place—people come up to you in the street and start talking. ☊ you ☊
The night is still young (= it has only just started). ☊ young ☊
The fight was started by a gang of youths. ☊ youth ☊