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In the United States, a government-funded preschool program for impoverished children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Fred gave his younger brother a five-minute head start in the Easter egg hunt.
- I want to set off at dawn to get a head start over the competition.
- a day and a half head start
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A factor conducive to superiority and success.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- His father's money gave him a head start in life.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- with an hour's start he will be hard to catch
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: start
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: advantage, vantage
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
фалстарт
(falstart)
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Czech:
náskok
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Danish:
forspring
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Dutch:
voorsprong
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Finnish:
etumatka
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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French:
longueur d’avance
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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German:
Vorsprung
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Hungarian:
előny
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Hungarian:
egérút
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Norwegian:
forsprang
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Polish:
fory
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Russian:
преиму́щество
(preimúščestvo)
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Russian:
фо́ра
(fóra)
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Spanish:
ventaja inicial
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Spanish:
ventaje inicial (disused)
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Spanish:
ir calentando
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Spanish:
adelantarse
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Swedish:
försprång
— an advantage in starting earlier to gain a favorable position
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Bulgarian:
преимущество
(preimuštestvo)
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Chinese Mandarin:
先拔頭籌 /先拔头筹
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Chinese Mandarin:
贏在起跑線 /赢在起跑线
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Czech:
výhoda
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Finnish:
varaslähtö
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Polish:
fory
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Russian:
преиму́щество
(preimúščestvo)
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Russian:
фо́ра
(fóra)
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Spanish:
ventaja
— factor conducive to superiority or success
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Spanish:
ventaje (disused)
— factor conducive to superiority or success
