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verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Begin, as in He started in serving, without taking any practice. [Late 1800s] Also see start out.
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Max Muncy was four for nine in the series, but spent most of it waiting on the bench, not getting a start in any of the three contests the Phillies had a southpaw on the mound.

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Patrick James got his start in business in Malaysia, where he was born.

There were no signs of any lack of game time against Slovakia, however, as he set the tone from the start in a Northern Ireland display brimming with energy.

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Robinson, who got her start in stand-up in 2008, has always juggled a myriad of projects that has constantly made people laugh at not only her outrageous laugh out loud punchlines but also her honesty and confidence.

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The World 12s, a proposed annual 12-a-side tournament with big-name backers such as former All Blacks captain Kieran Read, was due to start in 2022.

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