Meanings
To begin or initiate an action.
کسی عمل کا آغاز کرنا۔
شروع کرنا
shuru karna
Common Collocations
- started a project
- started a conversation
- started a business
Example Sentences
She started her own business last year.
اس نے پچھلے سال اپنا کاروبار شروع کیا۔
Us ne pichhle saal apna karobar shuru kiya.
He started studying at a young age.
اس نے کم عمری میں پڑھائی شروع کی۔
Us ne kam umri mein parhai shuru ki.
They started the meeting without him.
انہوں نے اس کے بغیر اجلاس شروع کر دیا۔
Unhon ne is ke baghair ijaalas shuru kar diya.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of starting a race when the starting gun goes off.
Visualize a runner beginning a race at the starting line.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
دیکھو تو سب شروع ہوا ہے زمانے کی سب داستانوں میں
Dekho to sab shuru hua hai zamane ki sab dastaanon mein
Look, everything has begun in the stories of the world.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
نیک کام کی ابتدا ہمیشہ اچھے ارادے سے ہونی چاہیے
Neik kaam ki ibtida hamesha achay iraday se honi chahiye
A good deed should always commence with a good intention.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "styrtan" — to leap up
First known use: 14th century
The word 'started' is the past tense of 'start', which has evolved from Old English roots meaning to leap or spring.