See start on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{ "forms": [ { "form": "starts on", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "starting on", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "started on", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "started on", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "*" }, "expansion": "start on (third-person singular simple present starts on, present participle starting on, simple past and past participle started on)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "Don't start on her about that again!", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To criticize." ], "id": "en-start_on-en-verb-MGxyT2tR", "links": [ [ "criticize", "criticize" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(informal, transitive) To criticize." ], "tags": [ "informal", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "We're starting on the long-delayed project soon.", "type": "example" }, { "text": "They haven't started her on solid foods yet.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To begin using (something); to set about on a task; to be initiated to begin using." ], "id": "en-start_on-en-verb-Vvbq4MWS", "links": [ [ "set about", "set about" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(informal, transitive) To begin using (something); to set about on a task; to be initiated to begin using." ], "tags": [ "informal", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "5 42 54", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "9 34 57", "kind": "other", "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"on\"", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "7 33 60", "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with 1 entry", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "6 31 63", "kind": "other", "name": "Pages with entries", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "text": "Don't start me on that again.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To be instigated to talk about, rant or complain regarding a frequent topic." ], "id": "en-start_on-en-verb-pdPHULve", "raw_glosses": [ "(informal, transitive) To be instigated to talk about, rant or complain regarding a frequent topic." ], "tags": [ "informal", "transitive" ] } ], "word": "start on" }
{ "categories": [ "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English multiword terms", "English phrasal verbs", "English phrasal verbs formed with \"on\"", "English verbs", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "forms": [ { "form": "starts on", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "starting on", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "started on", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "started on", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "*" }, "expansion": "start on (third-person singular simple present starts on, present participle starting on, simple past and past participle started on)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English informal terms", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Don't start on her about that again!", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To criticize." ], "links": [ [ "criticize", "criticize" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(informal, transitive) To criticize." ], "tags": [ "informal", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English informal terms", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs" ], "examples": [ { "text": "We're starting on the long-delayed project soon.", "type": "example" }, { "text": "They haven't started her on solid foods yet.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To begin using (something); to set about on a task; to be initiated to begin using." ], "links": [ [ "set about", "set about" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(informal, transitive) To begin using (something); to set about on a task; to be initiated to begin using." ], "tags": [ "informal", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English informal terms", "English terms with usage examples", "English transitive verbs" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Don't start me on that again.", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "To be instigated to talk about, rant or complain regarding a frequent topic." ], "raw_glosses": [ "(informal, transitive) To be instigated to talk about, rant or complain regarding a frequent topic." ], "tags": [ "informal", "transitive" ] } ], "word": "start on" }
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