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to start off with

to start off with adverb: synonym of to begin with.

Adverb

to start off with (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of to begin with.
    • Barty, though, insisted the hype was easy to block out. “I don’t read the papers to start off with,” the Queenslander said. “I can come out here and play with freedom. Play my game.2019 January 16, “Ashleigh Barty loses coach but wins latest Australian Open encounter”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    to begin with

Synonyms of to start off with

Questions about to start off with

What does to start off with mean?
To start off with means synonym of to begin with.
What part of speech is to start off with?
To start off with is an adverb.

Words near to start off with in the dictionary

  1. to someone's face
  2. to someone's liking
  3. to someone's taste
  4. to spare
  5. to speak of
  6. to start off with
  7. to start with
  8. to taste
  9. to tell the truth
  10. to tell you the truth
  11. to that effect

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