start vs get going
get going vs startstart is a noun but get going is not a noun.
start and get going both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| start | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| get going | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
get going is a hyponym of
start; that is, get going is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
start:
- start: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- get going: start to be active
Other hyponyms of start include
recommence, strike out, fall, jump off, get to, auspicate, attack, break in, launch, plunge, come on, embark, enter, bestir oneself, get cracking, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving.
As verbs,
start and get going
are synonyms defined as:
- start and get going: begin or set in motion
Other synonyms of start include
go.
| start (noun) | get going (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 |
| start (verb) | get going (verb) |
|---|---|
| take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | start to be active |
| set in motion, cause to start | begin or set in motion |
| play in the starting lineup | |
| bring into being | |
| get off the ground | |
| begin or set in motion | |
| get going or set in motion | |
| depart for someplace | |
| bulge outward | |
| move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | |
| begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | |
| 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 |
Words related to "start"
- Creation
- Genesis creation narrative
- Moro reflex
- act
- activation
- adrenarche
- advantage
- alpha
- athletics
- attack
- auspicate
- be
- begin
- beginning
- bestir oneself
- birth
- blaze
- blaze out
- boggle
- break in
- break out
- bud
- bug out
- bulge
- bulge out
- change form
- change of state
- change shape
- come on
- come out
- come up
- commence
- commencement
- constitution
- crank
- crank up
- create
- creation
- curtain raising
- date back
- date from
- dawn
- debut
- deform
- depart
- embark
- embark on
- enter
- entry
- erupt
- establishment
- face-off
- fall
- finish
- first
- first appearance
- first step
- flinch
- flying start
- formation
- foundation
- founding
- get
- get cracking
- get down
- get going
- get moving
- get off the ground
- get rolling
- get started
- get to
- get weaving
- get-go
- go
- go away
- go back
- go forth
- go on
- groundbreaking
- groundbreaking ceremony
- head start
- hot-wire
- housing start
- icebreaker
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- inborn reflex
- incipience
- incipiency
- initiate
- initiation
- initiative
- innate reflex
- innovation
- installation
- installing
- installment
- instalment
- instauration
- instinctive reflex
- institution
- introduce
- introduction
- jackrabbit
- jump
- jump ball
- jump off
- jump-start
- jumping-off point
- jumpstart
- kick in
- kick off
- kick-start
- kickoff
- launch
- launching
- lead off
- lead up
- leave
- lift off
- line
- make
- menarche
- morning
- move
- offset
- oncoming
- onset
- open
- opener
- opening
- opening move
- opening night
- organisation
- organization
- originate
- origination
- outset
- part
- physiological reaction
- play
- plunge
- point
- point in time
- point of departure
- pop
- pop out
- protrude
- racing start
- re-start
- rear back
- recommence
- recommencement
- reflex
- reflex action
- reflex response
- restart
- resumption
- roar off
- running start
- sally forth
- sally out
- scratch
- scratch line
- scrum
- scrummage
- send-off
- set
- set about
- set forth
- set in
- set off
- set out
- showtime
- shy
- sign
- signal
- signaling
- signalling
- sport
- springboard
- start
- start out
- start up
- start-off
- starter
- starting
- starting line
- starting point
- starting signal
- starting time
- startle
- startle reaction
- startle reflex
- startle response
- startup
- stop
- strike out
- take off
- take office
- take up
- terminus a quo
- thelarche
- threshold
- tone-beginning
- turn
- unconditioned reflex
- unveiling
- usher in
- vantage
- wince
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