false-start

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawls stahrt]
- /fɔls stɑrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawls stahrt]
- /fɔls stɑrt/

Definitions of false-start word

verb without object false-start to leave the starting line or position too early and thereby necessitate repeating the signal to begin a race. 1
noun false-start Sports. a premature start by one or more of the contestants, as in a swimming or track event, necessitating calling the field back to start again. 1
noun false-start a failure to begin an undertaking successfully. 1

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Origin of false-start

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for False-start

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of False-start

false-start popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.