starten

starten c

1. singular definite of start

From start +‎ -en (modeled on the English verb start); compare with German starten.

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starten

1. to start

• beginnen

• stoppen

• opstarten
• startpunt

• restant, straten

From English start +‎ -en; compare with Dutch starten and native High German stürzen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaʁtən/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaːtən/ (common; especially northern and central Germany)

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• Homophone: Staaten (nonstandard)

starten (third-person singular simple present startet, past tense startete, past participle gestartet, auxiliary sein or haben)

1. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to start (race car, airplane, etc.)

   Die Maschine ist pünktlich gestartet.

   The plane started on time.

2. (transitive, auxiliary haben) to start something

   Ich habe den Computer gestartet.

   I've started the computer.

• Transitive starten is only used as “cause to run/move/proceed” (in a concrete or figurative sense). Possible objects of starten are machines, missiles, operations, projects, events, etc. The verb cannot be used in the sense of “begin to do”, for example in a sentence like: “He started smoking.” For this see anfangen and beginnen.

• startbereit
• startklar

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starten m

1. definite singular of start

starten m

1. definite singular of start

starten

1. definite singular of start