Start:
Start is to begin or reckoned from a particular point in time. You start something that will take you to your goal. Start is to begin an activity or movement.
Begin:
Begin is to perform or undergo the first part of an action or activity. You begin something which does not have an end. Begin is to take the first step in doing.
Differences:
| Basis | Start | Begin |
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space; come into being | Perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity) |
| Synonyms | Commence, create, origin, set in, outset, institute | Launch, introduce, set out, undertake, get moving, activate |
| Antonyms | Completion, discontinuing, finale, ending, conclusion, stop | Carry away, deactivate, forebearer, end, exist, complete |
| Word origin | The word start was originated from Old English styrtan ‘to caper, leap’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch storten ‘push’ and German stürzen ‘fall headlong, fling’. From the sense ‘sudden movement’ arose the sense ‘initiation of movement, setting out on a journey’ and hence ‘beginning of a process, etc.’. | The word begin was originated from Old English beginnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German beginnen. |
| Usage | The word start is more informal usage. | The word begin is used in the formal style. |
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