Meaning

3 senses
  1. To begin.

    She started off with a lullaby.

  2. To set out on a trip.

    They started off on horseback.

  3. 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 sentences
  1. Tom started taking off his clothes.

    Том почав роздягатися.

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  2. Tom started to take off his jacket.

    Том почав знімати куртку.

    ruТом начал снимать свою куртку.

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  3. It's starting to cool off.

    Починає охолоджуватися.

    ruНачинает остывать.

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  4. Tom started taking off his shoes.

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  5. I started off the day with a good breakfast.

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Forms

starts off, starting off, started off, started off
Base formstart off · to start off
3rd person singularstarts off
Present participlestarting off
Past simplestarted off
Past participlestarted off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystart off
he, she, itstarts off

Past simpleLesson

all personsstarted off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave started off
he, she, ithas started off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill start off

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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