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

Recent Examples on the Web

The adventure starts on March 1st in Barcelona! —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026

Freshman Ivan Rivera started on the mound for Birmingahm against Ventura. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

And the battles that started on residential streets during the fall are still wearing on in courtrooms and detention centers from Wisconsin to Indiana to Texas. —Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

In addition to their robust plow operations, New York City officials recruited people to shovel snow, with some beginning work Sunday night to get an early start on the first wave of snowfall, Mamdani said. —Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for start on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon