start on
phrasal verb
started on; starting on; starts on
1
: to begin doing (something)
Did you start on your homework yet?
2
: to cause (someone) to start doing or using (something)
The doctor started him on a treatment with antibiotics.
When should we start the baby on solid food?
Examples of start on in a Sentence
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Nighttime grinding and paving will start on Sunday and continue through June 3.
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Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
Tharwa Khalid, a member of a local chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement, said the protesters started on West 32nd Street and split into two groups, one on 32nd Street and another near Jefferson Boulevard.
—Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Barry’s women’s tennis team (18-4) is seeded first and will serve as host in the NCAA Division II South Regional starting on Friday.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Passengers can start taking Milwaukee County's Bus Rapid Transit line to the lakefront starting on June 2, the agency announced Wednesday.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
Bunny’s Most Wanted Tour, which made its 34th stop since starting on Feb. 21 in Salt Lake City, also plays the AAC on Saturday.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
More than 25,000 patients are now starting on the treatment each week in the US, Chief Executive Officer Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen said Thursday.
—Naomi Kresge, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
Senna started on pole as the fastest qualifier for the 65th time in F1, almost twice as many as then-second place Jim Clark.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
The second-phase inauguration, delayed by months by weather issues and a simultaneous FPL project to bury high-tension power lines along the Metrorail route, comes as construction has already started on The Underline’s third and final section.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
Tharwa Khalid, a member of a local chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement, said the protesters started on West 32nd Street and split into two groups, one on 32nd Street and another near Jefferson Boulevard.
—Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
Barry’s women’s tennis team (18-4) is seeded first and will serve as host in the NCAA Division II South Regional starting on Friday.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Passengers can start taking Milwaukee County's Bus Rapid Transit line to the lakefront starting on June 2, the agency announced Wednesday.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
Bunny’s Most Wanted Tour, which made its 34th stop since starting on Feb. 21 in Salt Lake City, also plays the AAC on Saturday.
—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
More than 25,000 patients are now starting on the treatment each week in the US, Chief Executive Officer Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen said Thursday.
—Naomi Kresge, Fortune Europe, 2 May 2024
Senna started on pole as the fastest qualifier for the 65th time in F1, almost twice as many as then-second place Jim Clark.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
The second-phase inauguration, delayed by months by weather issues and a simultaneous FPL project to bury high-tension power lines along the Metrorail route, comes as construction has already started on The Underline’s third and final section.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Start on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start%20on. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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