"start off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: starts off [present, singular, third-person], starting off [participle, present], started off [participle, past], started off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} start off (third-person singular simple present starts off, present participle starting off, simple past and past participle started off)
  1. To begin. Derived forms: start off on the wrong foot
    Sense id: en-start_off-en-verb-hjbS4o23
  2. To set out on a trip.
    Sense id: en-start_off-en-verb-16YXcCZ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 25 75

Inflected forms

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

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