Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To rise suddenly.

    He started up when he heard the scream.

    auftauchen

    вывалитьсяvyvalitʹsja, взя́тьсяvzjátʹsja, вынырнутьvynyrnutʹ

  2. (transitive)To commence the operation of; to activate; to launch.

    The four of them started up a law practice.

  3. (intransitive)To begin to operate.

    The engine started up right away.

  4. (colloquial, intransitive)To begin.

    The band started up playing.

  5. (intransitive)To begin to make a sound

    First a solitary blackbird started up, but soon the whole forest was alive with birdsong.

More definitions
  • get off the ground
  • get going or set in motion

Examples

181 sentences
  1. My computer won't start up anymore.

    Мій комп'ютер перестав завантажуватися. — deniko

    ruУ меня компьютер перестал загружаться. — marafon

    deMein Rechner fährt nicht mehr hoch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Bills are starting to pile up.

    Рахунки починають накопичуватися. — deniko

    ruСчета начинают накапливаться. — Balamax

  3. Tom started running up the hill.

    deTom setzte an und lief den Hügel hinauf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Prices have already started going up.

  5. I heard a car start up.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to rise suddenly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to rise suddenly:

Forms

starts up, starting up, started up, started up
Base formstart up · to start up
3rd person singularstarts up
Present participlestarting up
Past simplestarted up
Past participlestarted up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystart up
he, she, itstarts up

Past simpleLesson

all personsstarted up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave started up
he, she, ithas started up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill start up

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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