"Start" in Engpsh can be translated as "begin" or "commence".
It comes from the Old Engpsh word "styrtan" which means "to rise" or "to set in motion".
Example sentences:
Let's start the meeting.
(让我们开始开会。)
I'm ready to start my day.
(我准备开始我的一天。)
The race will start in five minutes.
(比赛将在五分钟后开始。)