0 present participle of start --
1 to begin doing something: --
To start with, we need better computers - then we need more training.
We only knew two people in Montreal to start with, but we soon made friends.
You could tell the guy wanted to start something, so we just walked away.
When can we get started?
informal "It would help if Richard did some work." "Oh, don't get me started on Richard!"
Don't start with me - we're not going and that's that!
He started his working life as an engineer but later became a teacher.
You could start by weeding the flowerbeds.
The speaker started with a description of her journey to China.
A lot of new restaurants have started up in the region.
[ + to infinitive ] I'd just started to write a letter when the phone rang.
[ + -ing verb ] They started building the house in January.
We'll be starting (the session) at six o'clock.
2 to begin at one point and then move to another, in distance or range: --
3 to move your body suddenly because something has surprised or frightened you: --
Starting about 1990, international donors began to link these resources expressly to democratic reform.
But, instead of starting the numerical integration from the centreline, we shall start from the sonic singular point.
In the sensitivity analysis, we considered two scenarios of variations in end age depending on whether the starting age was 50 or 55.
Analytically speaking, there is a host of problems that demand to be resolved prior to starting up.
Caregiving and relating with the patient information were most wanted when starting treatment and leaving the hospital for home.
Inspiring starting points are vital in any creative activity.
The political capital that is necessary for starting an organization is linked to existing debates and politically engaged institutional actors.
This starting point has to enable differentiation, to stretch the most able, and to allow those with little or no experience to participate fully.
