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I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) leggja af stað2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) byrja3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) starta, fara í gang4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) koma af stað/á fót2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) byrjun; rásmark2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) forskot•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) hrökkva við2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) kippur, rykkur2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) áfall
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leave — leave1 [ liv ] (past tense and past participle left [ left ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go away from place ▸ 2 go away permanently ▸ 3 stop working for someone etc. ▸ 4 put something somewhere ▸ 5 make something that remains ▸ 6 make someone feel/think ▸ 7… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leave — I UK [liːv] / US [lɪv] verb Word forms leave : present tense I/you/we/they leave he/she/it leaves present participle leaving past tense left UK [left] / US past participle left *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go away from a place We left… … English dictionary
leave*/*/*/ — [liːv] (past tense and past participle left [left] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to go away from a place We left London at three in the afternoon.[/ex] Your plane leaves in ten minutes.[/ex] She leaves for work at 7.30 every morning.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to go away … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
leave out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms leave out : present tense I/you/we/they leave out he/she/it leaves out present participle leaving out past tense left out past participle left out 1) to not include someone or something She feels left out… … English dictionary
leave out — verb To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention The journalist decided to leave out certain details from her story … Wiktionary
leave well enough alone — to allow something to stay as it is because doing more would not improve it. I thought about rewriting the letter, but I decided to leave well enough alone … New idioms dictionary
ˌleave sb/sth ˈout — phrasal verb to not include someone or something We decided to leave the chapter out of the book altogether.[/ex] She feels left out because the other children don t play with her.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Decided — De*cid ed, a. 1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. A more decided taste for science. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leave Us Kids Alone — is a TV series made by Twenty Twenty Television and distributed by Outright Distribution. It involved 10 one hour episodes (together with 7 half hour up close and personal shows) and was originally shown on BBC Three in October 2007. Description… … Wikipedia
leave the field clear for someone — leave the field clear for (someone) to stop competing with someone, which gives them a better chance of achieving success. John decided not to apply for the job, which left the field clear for Emma … New idioms dictionary
leave the field clear for — (someone) to stop competing with someone, which gives them a better chance of achieving success. John decided not to apply for the job, which left the field clear for Emma … New idioms dictionary
