Princeton's WordNet

1. start, start up(verb)

   get going or set in motion

   "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"

2. start, start up, embark on, commence(verb)

   get off the ground

   "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

Wiktionary

1. start up(Verb)

   To rise suddenly.

2. start up(Verb)

   To begin to operate.

3. start up(Verb)

   To begin.

• begin, stigAfrikaans
• يَبدأ، يُؤَسِّسArabic
• пускам в действиеBulgarian
• pôr(-se) a funcionarPortuguese (BR)
• rozjet (se)Czech
• anspringen, in Gang bringenGerman
• starte; opretteDanish
• βάζω, παίρνω μπροςGreek
• käivitama, käivitumaEstonian
• اقدام کردن؛ دست به کار شدنFarsi
• käynnistyäFinnish
• démarrerFrench
• לְהַנִיע, לְהַתחִילHebrew
• खोलना, शुरू करनाHindi
• pokrenutištoCroatian
• beindul; beindítHungarian
• mulai hidup, jalanIndonesian
• setjaí gang, startaIcelandic
• avviarsi, avviareItalian
• 始動するJapanese
• 시동을 걸다, (`~을) 시작하다Korean
• pradėti veikti, paleisti, atidarytiLithuanian
• iedarbināt; uzsākt; nodibināt; (par motoru) iedarbotiesLatvian
• memulakanMalay
• beginnenDutch
• sette i gang (med), starte (opp)Norwegian
• ruszyć, uruchomić, założyćPolish
• pôr(-se) a funcionarPortuguese
• a demaraRomanian
• заводиться; основыватьRussian
• naštartovať, rozbehnúťSlovak
• pognati v tekSlovenian
• upalitiSerbian
• startaSwedish
• เริ่มทำงาานThai
• çalışmaya başla(t)makTurkish
• 發動Chinese (Trad.)
• запускати(ся)Ukrainian
• کام شروع کرناUrdu
• khởi độngVietnamese
• 发动Chinese (Simp.)