start on

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

Both pitchers Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow are scheduled to make rehab starts on Tuesday – Snell with Triple-A Oklahoma City, Glasnow with Class-A Ontario. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026

That fire started on Saturday afternoon local time and had burned over 3,500 acres by early Sunday morning, according to the Watch Duty app. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

Mbeumo led the line as the No 9 in Sweden, with Joshua Zirkzee on the bench, while Amad returned for the first time in pre-season, after his World Cup campaign with Ivory Coast, to start on the right. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

The game started on time, but players had to deal with wet weather until the field was pretty well soaked after the top of the third. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for start on

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