self-starting

ˌsɛlfˈstɑːrtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of self-starting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

personality

Rare

showing energy and initiative without being told

Rare

She is a self-starting employee who needs little supervision.

enterprising

proactive

machine

Rare

able to begin working without help

Rare

This self-starting engine saves a lot of time.

automatic

self-activating

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Origin of self-starting

Old English, self (oneself) + Old English, start (begin)

Terms with self-starting included in their meaning

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bootstrapping

adj.

innovation

self-starting or self-sustaining with minimal resources

autoinduce

self-starting

start its own process without outside help

Examples of self-starting in a sentence

He is known for his self-starting attitude at work.
The self-starting generator powers up automatically.
A self-starting pump is ideal for remote locations.

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French:autonome, qui démarre tout seul, ...
German:selbstständig, selbsttätig, ...
Italian:intraprendente, autoavviante, ...
Spanish:autónomo, autoarrancable, ...
Portuguese:proativo, autoiniciado, ...
Chinese:主动的, 自动启动的, ...
Japanese:自主的な, 自動始動の, ...
Arabic:مُبادِر, ذَاتِيّ التَّشْغِيل, ...
Hebrew:יוֹזְמָתִי, מַתְנִיעַ עַצְמִי, ...
Russian:инициативный, самозапускающийся, ...
Ukrainian:самостійний, самозапускаючийся, ...
Hindi:स्व-प्रेरित, स्वयं-प्रारंभ, ...
Bengali:স্ব-উদ্যোগী, স্বয়ংক্রিয়, ...
Catalan:autònom, autoiniciable, ...
Czech:iniciativní, samospouštěcí, ...
Danish:selvstartende, beskriver en maskine eller motor der kan starte uden hjælp, ...
Dutch:zelfstartend, automatisch startend, ...
Greek:αυτοδημιούργητος, αυτοεκκινούμενος, ...
Hungarian:kezdeményező, önindító, ...
Khmer:មានគំនិតផ្តួចផ្តើម, ចាប់ផ្តើមដំណើរការដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:자발적인, 자동 시동의, ...
Persian:خودانگیخته, خودراه‌انداز, ...
Polish:samodzielny, samostartujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):autônomo, autoiniciador, ...
Romanian:auto-motivat, cu pornire automată, ...
Swedish:självgående, beskriver något som kan börja arbeta utan hjälp, ...
Thai:ที่มีความริเริ่มเอง, สตาร์ทเองได้, ...
Turkish:girişken, kendi kendine çalışan, ...
Vietnamese:tự khởi động, tự vận hành, ...

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Definition of self-starting - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of self-starting

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