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starten

start up

Meaning of starten

to begin to work or operate

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German/ˈʃtaʁtn̩/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin lettersqǐdòng
start up
starten - start up
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starten with Chinese translation

starten usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Das Handy will nicht starten.

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Der Computer startet jetzt.

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starten belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

starten启动
Fragen beantworten回答问题
Fragen stellen提问
zusammenarbeiten一起工作
Hausaufgaben machen做作业
warm bleiben保暖
kalt sein

starten synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between starten / loslegen / anlaufen / in Gang kommen / aufstehen / beginnen

L
🇩🇪German
loslegen

Colloquial: to start doing something, often with energy and without delay.

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🇩🇪German
anlaufen

Usually used for a machine, program, process, or operation: to start functioning.

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I
🇩🇪German
in Gang kommen

Means that something begins to work or get moving; often used for processes and affairs.

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A
🇩🇪German
aufstehen

Not the same as 'start up' in the sense of working; it means to get up from bed or stand up.

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B
🇩🇪German
beginnen

A general neutral word: to start something, without any special nuance.

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E
🇩🇪German
einschalten

Usually for devices: to switch something on so that it starts working.

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How to pronounce starten and what this word means

starten means start up. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce starten

/ˈʃtaʁtn̩/

starten translation

start up

starten examples

Das Handy will nicht starten.

starten transcription

/ˈʃtaʁtn̩/

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starten meaning: what does it mean?

beginnen zu arbeiten oder zu funktionieren

starten pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

starten is pronounced as /ˈʃtaʁtn̩/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

starten definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Das Handy will nicht starten. Translation: Телефон не хочет включаться.

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