start in

British  

verb

1. (adverb) to undertake (something or doing something); commence or begin

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start in Idioms  

1. Begin, as in He started in serving, without taking any practice. [Late 1800s] Also see start out.

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Example Sentences

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start in

France, which has already suffered a series of major fires this season, saw another start in the southwest that forced more than 500 people to flee, officials said Friday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

A larger trial involving 160 people is already due to start in the coming months.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

For the second start in a row, he surrendered four home runs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Woods led from the start in her home city, although Noemi Alphonse of Mauritius and Australia's Eliza Ault-Connell kept her honest over the first couple of laps.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“My father spent his boyhood here,” he went on, “before the new palace was built. He says there’s a secret passage somewhere. It’s rumored to start in one of the rooms on this story.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine