gerund or present participle
Beginning to do something or beginning at a particular time.
I am starting a new job next week.
She is starting to feel better.
American English
How to pronounce starting
verb · adjectiveA2Very common word
STAHRdihng
/ˈstɑɹ.ɾɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of start
Starting is also common before nouns in phrases such as starting point, starting line, and starting price.
Beginning to do something or beginning at a particular time.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund or present participle
Causing an activity, event, or process to begin.
They are starting the meeting now.
She is starting a small business.
gerund or present participle
Making an engine, machine, or computer begin working, or beginning to work itself.
The car is starting normally today.
He is starting the computer.
adjective
Beginning something or used at the beginning of something.
The starting price is fifty dollars.
She earned a place in the starting lineup.
Useful expressions
to begin again
The file was wrong, so I started over.
to begin doing something
Let's get started on the presentation.
to begin earlier than other people and gain an advantage
We left early to get a head start.