starting

[stahr-ting]

adjective

1. being a price, amount, player lineup, etc., fixed at the beginning.

   If you get hired, what will your starting salary be?

2. setting out on a course of action; taking the first steps in an activity.

   The idea of the frosh pub mingle is for you to meet your fellow starting students.

3. coming to life, becoming active, or beginning to move.

   She listened for the sound of a starting car, but all was still.

Word History and Origins

Origin of starting¹

First recorded in 1810–15; start ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now, some on Wall Street are starting to worry that big companies in the U.S. might not be as aggressive in 2026.

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Some companies are “starting to become much more integrated and closely involved with suppliers, because they’re recognizing they have to work together to solve these problems,” Handfield said.

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He topped out at 50-pounds, then refused to budge from the starting line.

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The rest are sold to its retail customers, starting this week.

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One starting point is the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, the standard that healthcare professionals currently use to identify at-risk children in the general population.

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