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be vs start

start vs be

be is not a noun while start is a noun.

be and start both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
start Yes No Yes No
As verbs, start is a hyponym of be; that is, start is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • start: have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (noun) start (noun)
the act of starting something
a sudden involuntary movement
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
a signal to begin (as in a race)
the beginning of anything
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
the time at which something is supposed to begin
be (verb) start (verb)
spend or use time take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function set in motion, cause to start
have an existence, be extant play in the starting lineup
have life, be alive bring into being
form or compose get off the ground
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) begin or set in motion
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere get going or set in motion
be identical to; be someone or something depart for someplace
be identical or equivalent to bulge outward
represent, as of a character on stage move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
be priced at begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object
have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
have a beginning characterized in some specified way
Difference between be and start

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