STARTING Definition & Meaning

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starting

[ stahr-ting ]

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adjective

being a price, amount, player lineup, etc., fixed at the beginning:
If you get hired, what will your starting salary be?
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.
coming to life, becoming active, or beginning to move:
She listened for the sound of a starting car, but all was still.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of starting¹

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

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There are also those that think the UK is starting to import the more partisan politics on the issue from the US.

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Vogue will livestream the Met Gala on all of its digital platforms, including YouTube, starting at 3 p.m.

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The same day that police discovered Hidra’s body, another homicide investigation was also starting to get underway.

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Lue said he considered making a change to his starting lineup but decided against that move.

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Reform is still hoping to make further gains in the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral contest, as well as in council elections, where most counting is starting later.

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start in starting block

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