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starting afresh

starting afresh is the present participle and gerund of start afresh.

Meaning of start afresh

Verb

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

  1. To start or restart doing something from the beginning or with a clean slate.
    • That was a debacle. We'll start afresh.

Questions about starting afresh

What is starting afresh the present participle and gerund of?
Starting afresh is the present participle and gerund of start afresh.

Words near starting afresh in the dictionary

  1. starting
  2. starting a family
  3. starting a fresh hare
  4. starting a hare
  5. starting a hare running
  6. starting afresh
  7. starting back
  8. starting back in
  9. starting back on
  10. starting bar
  11. starting bars

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