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starts back on

starts back on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of start back on.

Meaning of start back on

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!

Questions about starts back on

What is starts back on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Starts back on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of start back on.

Words near starts back on in the dictionary

  1. starts a hare
  2. starts a hare running
  3. starts afresh
  4. starts back
  5. starts back in
  6. starts back on
  7. starts in
  8. starts in on
  9. starts into
  10. starts off
  11. starts off on the wrong foot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: starts back on (page history and authors); start back on (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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