Open a business
Meanings
- Open a business (separable [optional], International English)
- Begin, especially sounds (intransitive, International English)
- When an engine starts working (intransitive, International English)
- Make an engine work (separable [optional], International English)
- Sit or stand upright because someone has surprised you (intransitive, International English)
Examples
- The firm STARTED UP on a shoestring budget.
- There was a pause, then the noise STARTED UP again.
- The car STARTED UP first time.
- I STARTED the car UP.
- He STARTED UP when I entered the room and tried to hide what he was doing.