start on
To criticizeTo criticize.
» I will start working on July first.
Я начну работать первого июля.
Я почну працювати першого липня.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, transitive)To criticize.
Don't start on her about that again!
(informal, transitive)To begin using (something); to set about on a task; to be initiated to begin using.
We're starting on the long-delayed project soon.
They haven't started her on solid foods yet.
(informal, transitive)To be instigated to talk about, rant or complain regarding a frequent topic.
Don't start me on that again.
Examples
265 sentencesI will start working on July first.
Я почну працювати першого липня.
ruЯ начну работать первого июля.
How young were you when you first started singing on stage?
Наскільки молодим ви були, коли вперше почали співати на сцені?
The lecture started on schedule.
Лекція почалася згідно розкладу.
ruЛекция началась согласно расписанию.
My new job starts on Monday.
ruЯ выхожу на новую работу в понедельник.
Tom started crying on the phone.
Forms
starts on, starting on, started on, started on| Base form | start on · to start on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | starts on |
| Present participle | starting on |
| Past simple | started on |
| Past participle | started on |
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