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started into

started into is the simple past and past participle of start into.

Meaning of start into

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.

Questions about started into

What is started into the simple past and past participle of?
Started into is the simple past and past participle of start into.

Words near started into in the dictionary

  1. started back
  2. started back in
  3. started back on
  4. started in
  5. started in on
  6. started into
  7. started off
  8. started off on the wrong foot
  9. started on
  10. started on at
  11. started out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: started into (page history and authors); start into (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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