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

England international Calvert-Lewin, 28, had a chance to "revive his career", said Whites boss Daniel Farke, who has regularly used the striker - starting him in four of Leeds' Premier League matches so far.

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Beutner’s attacks come days after federal prosecutors filed charges in the Palisades fire, accusing a 29-year-old of intentionally starting a New Year’s Day blaze that later rekindled into the deadly inferno.

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From the very first at-bat of Game 1 — when he was also the starting pitcher in his first career playoff game as a two-way player — Ohtani struggled to make the right swing decisions.

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But with James turning 41 in December, entering his 23rd season and being injured in training camp, Redick was asked if he could foresee having a lineup with James starting and another with him out.

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“We’re starting to see families or populations who’ve never needed help before. People who own seasonal restaurants or work on farms — they had a decent summer, but not enough to carry them through the winter.”

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