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starts in on

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

Meaning of start in on

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To make a start on; to begin to tackle.
    • She started in on the closet, hoisting boxes from the shelf and placing them on the floor.2013, Carol Brisebois, House on Fire, page 180
  2. (informal) To attack verbally or physically.
    • She was always worried about Laura when she was in gymnastics. When her teammate died of complications from anorexia, she really started in on her about her weight.2009, George O. Love, On the Scene II: Status Check, page 64

Questions about starts in on

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

Words near starts in on in the dictionary

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

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