"start in" meaning in English

See start in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: starts in [present, singular, third-person], starting in [participle, present], started in [participle, past], started in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|starts in|starting in|started in}} start in (third-person singular simple present starts in, present participle starting in, simple past and past participle started in)
  1. (chiefly US, informal) To begin (to do something); to get started. Tags: US, informal, intransitive Synonyms: start out

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for start in meaning in English (1.3kB)

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