This is the 15534th most frequent Polish word.
startowało
"Startowało" means "started" or "launched" when referring to something beginning or taking off.
Here, 'startowało' conveys 'competed' or 'participated' within the sports context, referring to individuals who took part in a competitive sports event.
W zawodach startowało wielu utalentowanych sportowców.
Many talented athletes competed in the tournament.
In this sentence, 'startowało' is associated with 'departed,' referring to the physical act of an airplane taking off from the ground.
Samolot startowało z opóźnieniem z powodu złej pogody.
The airplane departed with a delay due to bad weather.
In this case, 'startowało' is used in the context of machinery to imply the engine's act of becoming operational or beginning its function.