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start back on

start back on verb: to resume talking about a topic, most often in an argument, criticism or interrogation; to resume nagging or complaining about a topic.

Verb

start back on (third-person singular simple present starts back on, present participle starting back on, simple past and past participle started back on)

  1. (informal, transitive) To resume talking about a topic, most often in an argument, criticism or interrogation; to resume nagging or complaining about a topic.
    • Oh, don't start back on that!

Forms of start back on

third-person singular presentstarts back on
present participlestarting back on
past participlestarted back on
paststarted back on

Questions about start back on

What does start back on mean?
Start back on means to resume talking about a topic, most often in an argument, criticism or interrogation; to resume nagging or complaining about a topic.
What part of speech is start back on?
Start back on is a verb.
What is the past tense of start back on?
The past tense of start back on is started back on.

Words near start back on in the dictionary

  1. start a hare running
  2. start afresh
  3. start and park
  4. start back
  5. start back in
  6. start back on
  7. Start button
  8. Start buttons
  9. start codon
  10. start codons
  11. start from where you are

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