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start into

start into verb: to begin to eat.

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To begin to eat.
    • I'm so hungry, I want to start into that pizza right now!
  2. (figuratively) To begin to argue with, nag or criticize somebody, especially when as part of a pattern of criticism along similar lines.

Forms of start into

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

Questions about start into

What does start into mean?
Start into means to begin to eat.
What part of speech is start into?
Start into is a verb.
What is the past tense of start into?
The past tense of start into is started into.

Words near start into in the dictionary

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

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