what's the difference between START and BEGIN?

Answer 1

start: come into being; begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space

you can only
-start your car
-start of early on a sunny summer day
-start to understand smt
-start up an argument

begin:perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity):
and you can only
-read the beginning of a book
-have a beginners luck
-see the beginning of the end

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Answer 2

Synonyms, no doubt. But in English what is important is how the usage sounds. Like yo can only say "start the engine " and not "begin the engine". More appropriate will be "Begin to drive". So though the two words have the same meaning as the initiation of an action, the usage depends on how the phrase sounds.

Answer 3

Usually these words mean the same thing. However start has some special meanings for which begin cannot be used. You can use start to talk about making a machine work: Bob couldn't start the car. You should also use star to talk about making something begin to exist: Starting a new business is hard

Answer 4

People, and most dictionaries, consider start and begin to be synonyms, as in the following pairs of sentences:

(a) It’s starting to rain.
(b) It’s beginning to rain.
(c) When Katherine heard the news, she started to cry.
(d) When Katherine heard the news, she began to cry.
(e) The movie starts at 7:00.
(f) The movie begins at 7:00.

However, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language notes that only start, not begin, can imply setting out from a specific point, frequently following inaction, as in sentence (g) below:

(g) Stand here and visit with me for a few minutes until the train starts.

The same source notes that begin often means to take the first step in performing or to come into being.

Instances in which start, but NOT begin, is used:
1. start a journey:
"I think we ought to start at six, while the roads are empty."

2. start working (for machines):
"The car won’t start."

3. make (machines) start:
"How do you start the washing machine?”

So, while in most instances start and begin are interchangeable, in a few cases, such as those described above, only start is possible.

Answer 5

Begin is were you learn the basics and start is were you know what your doing like if you start a business you know what too do and if your beginning a business your learning what too do in a business

Answer 6

Start is shorter than begin. You can start a race. You can begin a novel.

Answer 7

oh my gosh. that is a hard one. i actully think START and BEGIN are pretty much the same thing. are u trying to trixk us or something?!!? lol. so the answer is: they are the same thing. no difference

Answer 8

start can mean a place like starting line
im pretty sure there are more differences
somtheing wit hdirects objects or something

Answer 9

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