start off
start off · starts off · started off · starting off
To beginTo begin.
» Tom started taking off his clothes.
Том почав роздягатися.
Meaning
3 sensesTo begin.
She started off with a lullaby.
To set out on a trip.
They started off on horseback.
To instigate someone to laugh or cry or to begin talking about something they often talk about.
Don't start him off about that again.
Examples
108 sentencesTom started taking off his clothes.
Том почав роздягатися.
Tom started to take off his jacket.
Том почав знімати куртку.
ruТом начал снимать свою куртку.
It's starting to cool off.
Починає охолоджуватися.
ruНачинает остывать.
Tom started taking off his shoes.
I started off the day with a good breakfast.
Forms
starts off, starting off, started off, started off| Base form | start off · to start off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | starts off |
| Present participle | starting off |
| Past simple | started off |
| Past participle | started off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- start upпочати, починатиTo rise suddenly.
- start outдістати, отримуватиTo emerge suddenly; to jump out.
- start offTo begin.
- start onTo criticize.
- start inTo begin (to do something); to get started.
- start backTo begin a return trip to a starting point.
- start overTo begin again; to return to the beginning
- start intoTo begin to eat.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb