a : to begin a course or journey started toward the door just starting out b : to range from a specified initial point the rates start at $10

STARTING meaning: 1. happening or used at the beginning of a process: 2. The starting players in a team are the ones…. Learn more.

STARTING definition: being a price, amount, player lineup, etc., fixed at the beginning. See examples of starting used in a sentence.

This British colloquialism apparently had the earlier sense of bracing one-self for an effort, probably in reference to the way runners pull up their socks before starting off on a race. Or …

Other girls were starting rumours about me. 13 → to start with 14 → be back where you started 15 sports [intransitive, transitive] if a player starts in a game, or if someone starts them, they …

a chance, opportunity, aid, or encouragement given to one starting on a course or career: The bride's parents gave the couple a start by buying them a house. a spurt of activity.

There are a lot of costs when you're just starting up. Some people have great ideas but start up without having a clear idea of how viable their businesses are.

Aug 24, 2025 · starting (plural startings) The act of something that starts. constant startings and stoppings

Synonyms for STARTING: beginning, initial, opening, first, earliest, pioneer, original, inaugural; Antonyms of STARTING: last, final, latter, concluding, latest, following, terminal, ultimate

When do you start your course / your new job? We'll be starting (the session) at six o'clock. Can you start (= begin a new job) on Monday? [ + -ing verb ] They started build ing the house in …