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start in

start in verb: to begin (to do something); to get started.

Verb

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

  1. (US, informal, intransitive) To begin (to do something); to get started.
    • When she starts in about her teas, she just won't stop for hours!
    Synonyms:
    start out

Synonyms of start in

Forms of start in

third-person singular presentstarts in
present participlestarting in
past participlestarted in
paststarted in

Questions about start in

What does start in mean?
Start in means to begin (to do something); to get started.
What part of speech is start in?
Start in is a verb.
What is the past tense of start in?
The past tense of start in is started in.

Words near start in in the dictionary

  1. Start button
  2. Start buttons
  3. start codon
  4. start codons
  5. start from where you are
  6. start in
  7. start in on
  8. start into
  9. start key
  10. start keys
  11. Start menu

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