astart
/əˈstɑː(ɹ)t/
astart verb: to cause to start; startle; start up; jump.
Verb
astart (third-person singular simple present astarts, present participle astarting, simple past and past participle astarted)
- To cause to start; startle; start up; jump.
- oft out of her bed she did astart, / As one with vew of ghastly feends affright [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- To start up.
- To get away, escape; escape from.
- To be escaped from.
Adverb
astart (not comparable)
- With a start; suddenly.
astart meaning in Bengali
astart in Bengali
- চমকে উঠতে বাধ্য করা, চমকে দেওয়া, ধড়ফড় করে ওঠা, লাফিয়ে ওঠা, হঠাৎ শুরু করা, জেগে ওঠা
Forms of astart
| third-person singular present | astarts |
|---|---|
| present participle | astarting |
| past participle | astarted |
| past | astarted |
Origin of astart
From Middle English asterten, asteorten, from a- (from Old English ā-) + sterten, equivalent to a- + start.
Questions about astart
- What does astart mean?
- Astart means to cause to start; startle; start up; jump.
- What is astart in Bengali?
- Astart in Bengali is চমকে উঠতে বাধ্য করা, চমকে দেওয়া, ধড়ফড় করে ওঠা. See Astart meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is astart?
- Astart can be a verb or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce astart?
- Astart is pronounced /əˈstɑː(ɹ)t/.
- What is the past tense of astart?
- The past tense of astart is astarted.
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Source and license
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