English · Common Verbs
starts
/stɑːrts/
[/stɑːrts/]
third-person singular of start
Beginnerverb
Definition
Third-person singular present of 'start': used when he, she, or it begins something.
Example
School starts at eight o'clock, so I have to leave the house quite early.
School starts at eight o'clock, so I have to leave the house quite early.
Etymology
From Old English 'styrtan' (to leap up, move suddenly).
How & Where It’s Used
Used with singular subjects in the present tense to describe beginning.