Start
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The beginning of an activity. A sudden involuntary movement. The beginning point of a race. An appearance in a sports game from the beginning of the match.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To set in motion. To begin. To initiate a vehicle or machine. To begin an activity. To jerk suddenly in surprise. To awaken suddenly.
Example sentence: We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.
Commence
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To begin, start.