start off

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start off

verb starts off · starting off · started off

To begin. She started off with a lullaby.
To set out on a trip. They started off on horseback.
To instigate someone to laugh or cry or to begin talking about something they often talk about. Don't start him off about that again.

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@misc{start_off_2026,
  title = {start off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/start%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}