I got a job in a restaurant today. They started me in as a dishwasher.
•I now work for the telephone company. They started me out as a local operator.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
start off (or start someone/thing off) — begin (or cause someone or something to begin) working, operating, etc. → start … English new terms dictionary
start — start1 [ start ] verb *** ▸ 1 begin to happen ▸ 2 begin to do something ▸ 3 begin a trip ▸ 4 be the limit of something ▸ 5 make something happen ▸ 6 make machine work ▸ 7 complain ▸ 8 jump with fright ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to begin to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
start in — To begin • • • Main Entry: ↑start * * * ˌstart ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they start in he/she/it starts in … Useful english dictionary
start-up — start ups 1) ADJ: ADJ n The start up costs of something such as a new business or new product are the costs of starting to run or produce it. That is enough to pay the start up costs for fourteen research projects... The minimum start up capital… … English dictionary
start — start1 W2S2 [sta:t US sta:rt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(begin doing something)¦ 2¦(begin happening)¦ 3¦(begin in a particular way)¦ 4¦(business/organization)¦ 5¦(job/school)¦ 6¦(car/engine etc)¦ 7¦(begin going somewhere)¦ 8¦(life/profession)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
start — 1 verb 1 BEGIN DOING STH (I, T) to begin doing something: start doing sth: I ve just started learning German. | We d better start getting dressed soon. | start to do sth: When Tom heard this he started to laugh uncontrollably. | Things started to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… … English dictionary
start — verb 1》 come or bring into being. ↘begin to do. ↘begin to move or travel. ↘begin to attend (a school, college, etc.) or engage in (an occupation). 2》 cause to happen. ↘begin to operate. ↘cause or enable to begin doing… … English new terms dictionary
start - begin - commence — If you start, begin, or commence something, you do it from a particular time. My father started work when he was ten. The prisoners plan to begin a hunger strike today. I … Useful english dictionary
start out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms start out : present tense I/you/we/they start out he/she/it starts out present participle starting out past tense started out past participle started out 1) a) to begin as one thing and develop into… … English dictionary
start off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity. [V P by ing] She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her... [V P ing] Joe Loss started off playing piano background… … English dictionary
