Onset
noun
The start or beginning of something.
At the onset of the cold, the little girl started sneezing uncontrollably.
Often appears as...
- onset of symptoms
- onset of winter
noun
An assault, especially a military attack.
The early onset was unsuccessful due to the enemy’s preparations.
Often appears as...
- early onset
- military onset
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
The time at which something starts.
The onset of the disease was sudden and unexpected.
Often appears as...
- early onset
- late onset
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Medical
noun
The start or beginning of something.
At the onset of the cold, the little girl started sneezing uncontrollably.
Often appears as...
- onset of symptoms
- onset of winter
noun
An assault, especially a military attack.
The early onset was unsuccessful due to the enemy’s preparations.
Often appears as...
- early onset
- military onset
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
The time at which something starts.
The onset of the disease was sudden and unexpected.
Often appears as...
- early onset
- late onset
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Medical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Temporal Context
Understand 'onset' signifies the precise moment something starts, often used for events or processes.
He noticed the onset of symptoms just after lunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Concepts
'Onset' can mark the beginning of non-physical things, like emotions or eras.
The onset of her anxiety came without warning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instantaneous
The 'onset' implies a development that follows, not an instant change.
At the onset of darkness, the streets became deserted.
Pro Tip 1/3Temporal Context
Understand 'onset' signifies the precise moment something starts, often used for events or processes.
He noticed the onset of symptoms just after lunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Concepts
'Onset' can mark the beginning of non-physical things, like emotions or eras.
The onset of her anxiety came without warning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instantaneous
The 'onset' implies a development that follows, not an instant change.
At the onset of darkness, the streets became deserted.
Pro Tip 1/3Temporal Context
Understand 'onset' signifies the precise moment something starts, often used for events or processes.
He noticed the onset of symptoms just after lunch.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Concepts
'Onset' can mark the beginning of non-physical things, like emotions or eras.
The onset of her anxiety came without warning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Instantaneous
The 'onset' implies a development that follows, not an instant change.
At the onset of darkness, the streets became deserted.
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4 ways to make a city...
the planners said, hey, let's move the housing away from the mills. And lifespans increased immediately, dramatically, and we like to say the planners have been trying to repeat that experience ever since. So there's the onset of what we call Euclidean zoning, the separation of the landscape into large areas of single use.
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Andres Lozano:...
of early onset Alzheimer's disease. So we've placed electrodes within this circuit in an area of the brain called the fornix, which is the highway in and out of this memory circuit, with the idea to see if we can turn on this memory circuit, and whether that can, in turn, help these patients with Alzheimer's disease.
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The Future of Flying...
there are some crops that are not doing as well as other crops. This is easily discernible from imagery, not just visual imagery but combining both visual imagery and infrared imagery. And then lastly, one thing we're interested in doing is detecting the early onset of chlorosis -- and this is an orange tree --
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Your words may predict...
It was good enough to distinguish between a group of schizophrenics and a control group, a bit like we had done for the ancient texts, but not to predict the future onset of psychosis. But then we realized that maybe the most important thing was not so much what they were saying,
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What is schizophrenia? -...
these are qualities that are reduced in people with schizophrenia, such as motivation, expression of emotion, or speech. There are cognitive symptoms as well, like difficulty concentrating, remembering information, and making decisions. So what causes the onset of psychosis?
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Living Embodiment of...
MORGAN This royal treatment isn't required merely out of respect for the divine. It avoids her receiving cuts to her feet. If she bleeds, she ceases to be a goddess. Of course, that day can only be put off so long. With the onset of puberty, this young girl
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What You Can Do to...
in animal models of the disease. So a heart-healthy Mediterranean lifestyle and diet can help to counter the tipping of this scale. So there are many things we can do to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's. But let's say you haven't done any of them.
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The benefits of a...
The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life can also help delay the onset of diseases, like Alzheimer's and dementia by as much as five years. The idea of major cognitive benefits to bilingualism may seem intuitive now,
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The Vaporizer PIPE American...
going to assist you in your medication today when you use the vaporizer the onset is going to be very quickly and you're going to be in it for a while and so what is important about today is that we find a baseline that we get an idea
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Let your eyes do the...
watching my daughter's grow up I saw that when they were pre verbal they can become entranced with the visual world in a way that seemed unusual after the onset of language could it have been a lack of internal verbal analysis that
Video examples
4 ways to make a city...
the planners said, hey, let's move the housing away from the mills. And lifespans increased immediately, dramatically, and we like to say the planners have been trying to repeat that experience ever since. So there's the onset of what we call Euclidean zoning, the separation of the landscape into large areas of single use.
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Andres Lozano:...
of early onset Alzheimer's disease. So we've placed electrodes within this circuit in an area of the brain called the fornix, which is the highway in and out of this memory circuit, with the idea to see if we can turn on this memory circuit, and whether that can, in turn, help these patients with Alzheimer's disease.
Video examples
The Future of Flying...
there are some crops that are not doing as well as other crops. This is easily discernible from imagery, not just visual imagery but combining both visual imagery and infrared imagery. And then lastly, one thing we're interested in doing is detecting the early onset of chlorosis -- and this is an orange tree --
Video examples
Your words may predict...
It was good enough to distinguish between a group of schizophrenics and a control group, a bit like we had done for the ancient texts, but not to predict the future onset of psychosis. But then we realized that maybe the most important thing was not so much what they were saying,
Video examples
What is schizophrenia? -...
these are qualities that are reduced in people with schizophrenia, such as motivation, expression of emotion, or speech. There are cognitive symptoms as well, like difficulty concentrating, remembering information, and making decisions. So what causes the onset of psychosis?
Video examples
Living Embodiment of...
MORGAN This royal treatment isn't required merely out of respect for the divine. It avoids her receiving cuts to her feet. If she bleeds, she ceases to be a goddess. Of course, that day can only be put off so long. With the onset of puberty, this young girl
Video examples
What You Can Do to...
in animal models of the disease. So a heart-healthy Mediterranean lifestyle and diet can help to counter the tipping of this scale. So there are many things we can do to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's. But let's say you haven't done any of them.
Video examples
The benefits of a...
The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life can also help delay the onset of diseases, like Alzheimer's and dementia by as much as five years. The idea of major cognitive benefits to bilingualism may seem intuitive now,
Video examples
The Vaporizer PIPE American...
going to assist you in your medication today when you use the vaporizer the onset is going to be very quickly and you're going to be in it for a while and so what is important about today is that we find a baseline that we get an idea
Video examples
Let your eyes do the...
watching my daughter's grow up I saw that when they were pre verbal they can become entranced with the visual world in a way that seemed unusual after the onset of language could it have been a lack of internal verbal analysis that
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Jan Schakowsky
American Politician
From its onset, the labor movement has been at the forefront of the fight to improve working conditions and workplace safety. At the local level, knowing their union has their back gives workers the confidence and support they need to stand up and report harassment, poor working conditions, or workplace safety violations.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.
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John Thorn
American Historian
More fundamentally, it is a dream that does not die with the onset of manhood: the dream is to play endlessly, past the time when you are called home for dinner, past the time of doing chores, past the time when your body betrays you past time itself.
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Patrick Soon-Shiong
South African Businessman
We're really going after truly creating sustainability of a disease-free state, creating a complete system for managing cancer patients for life, so that you can manage from onset of disease all the way through.
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Rory Bremner
British Comedian
I have late onset ADHD. I take on too much and end up spinning plates, but it's entertaining, and it helps you make quick connections if you're a comedian, if you have a brain that can dance around too much.
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Errol Morris
American Director
But I can say what interests me about documentary is the fact that you don't know how the story ends at the onset - that you are investigating, with a camera, and the story emerges as you go along.
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Julie Bishop
Australian Politician
We know that so many of the conditions and diseases that we associate with ageing can often be prevented or in fact their onset delayed if we just took preventative steps earlier in our lives.
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Floyd Skloot
American Poet
I became demented overnight. Sudden onset is one factor that distinguishes my form of dementia from the more common form associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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Karl Abraham
German Psychologist
The onset of mania occurs when repression is no longer able to resist the assaults of the repressed instincts.
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Gia Coppola
American Director
My grandpa showed me how to build stamina onset behind the scenes on 'Twixt.
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Jan Schakowsky
American Politician
From its onset, the labor movement has been at the forefront of the fight to improve working conditions and workplace safety. At the local level, knowing their union has their back gives workers the confidence and support they need to stand up and report harassment, poor working conditions, or workplace safety violations.
Quote examples
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Clergyman
It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.
Quote examples
John Thorn
American Historian
More fundamentally, it is a dream that does not die with the onset of manhood: the dream is to play endlessly, past the time when you are called home for dinner, past the time of doing chores, past the time when your body betrays you past time itself.
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Patrick Soon-Shiong
South African Businessman
We're really going after truly creating sustainability of a disease-free state, creating a complete system for managing cancer patients for life, so that you can manage from onset of disease all the way through.
Quote examples
Rory Bremner
British Comedian
I have late onset ADHD. I take on too much and end up spinning plates, but it's entertaining, and it helps you make quick connections if you're a comedian, if you have a brain that can dance around too much.
Quote examples
Errol Morris
American Director
But I can say what interests me about documentary is the fact that you don't know how the story ends at the onset - that you are investigating, with a camera, and the story emerges as you go along.
Quote examples
Julie Bishop
Australian Politician
We know that so many of the conditions and diseases that we associate with ageing can often be prevented or in fact their onset delayed if we just took preventative steps earlier in our lives.
Quote examples
Floyd Skloot
American Poet
I became demented overnight. Sudden onset is one factor that distinguishes my form of dementia from the more common form associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Quote examples
Karl Abraham
German Psychologist
The onset of mania occurs when repression is no longer able to resist the assaults of the repressed instincts.
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Gia Coppola
American Director
My grandpa showed me how to build stamina onset behind the scenes on 'Twixt.
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