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start off

1. phrasal verb
If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity.
She started off by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her. [V P + by]
He started off playing piano background music for silent films. [VERB PARTICLE verb-ing]
2. phrasal verb
To start someone off means to cause them to begin doing something.
Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
To start something off means to cause it to begin.
He became more aware of the things that started that tension off. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
Best results are obtained by starting the plants off in a warm greenhouse. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
4.  start [sense 4]
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start off in British English

verb (adverb)
1. (intransitive)
to set out on a journey
2. 
to be or make the first step in an activity; initiate
she started the show off with a lively song
3. (transitive)
to cause (a person) to act or do something, such as to laugh, to tell stories, etc

In other languages
start off

British English: start off /stɑːt ɒf/ VERB
If you start off by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity.
I started off by setting out the facts.
  • American English: start off
  • Arabic: يَبْدَأ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: iniciar
  • Chinese: 首先做某事
  • Croatian: započeti
  • Czech: zahájit co čím
  • Danish: begynde
  • Dutch: op weg gaan
  • European Spanish: arrancar iniciar
  • Finnish: aloittaa
  • French: commencer par
  • German: anfangen
  • Greek: εκκινώ
  • Italian: partire
  • Japanese: 旅立つ
  • Korean: 시작하다
  • Norwegian: gå igang
  • Polish: zacząć się
  • European Portuguese: iniciar
  • Romanian: a începe
  • Russian: начинать
  • Latin American Spanish: arrancar poner en marcha
  • Swedish: börja
  • Thai: เริ่มต้น
  • Turkish: yola çıkmak
  • Ukrainian: розпочинати
  • Vietnamese: bắt đầu

Chinese translation of 'start off'

start off

vi

  1. (= begin) 开(開)始从(從)事 (kāishǐ cóngshì)
    ⇒ He started off as an assistant. 他从助理做起。 (Tā cóng zhùlǐ zuò qǐ.)
  2. (= begin moving) 动(動)身 (dòngshēn)
    to start off by doing sth 首先做某事 (shǒuxiān zuò mǒushì)
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All related terms of 'start off'

to start off by doing sth
首先做某事 shǒuxiān zuò mǒushì
to get off to a flying start
开(開)端良好 kāiduān liánghǎo
to get off to a good start
开(開)头(頭)顺(順)利 kāitóu shùnlì
to get off to a good/bad start
开(開)头(頭)顺(順)利/开(開)头(頭)不顺(順)利 kāitóu shùnlì/kāitóu bù shùnlì
start up
( business ) 创(創)办(辦) chuàngbàn
start over
重新开(開)始 chóngxīn kāishǐ
start out
( begin ) 开(開)始 kāishǐ ⇒ It started out as fun, but it became hard work. → 开始很好玩，但后来变得很费劲。 Kāishǐ hěn hǎo wán, dàn hòulái biàn de hěn fèijìn.
start on
开(開)始 kāishǐ
to start (off) with
( initially ) 开(開)始时(時) kāishǐ shí
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