start into

verb

To begin to eat.

“I'm so hungry, I want to start into that pizza right now!”

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Meanings

verbstart into (third-person singular simple present starts into, present participle starting into, simple past and past participle started into)

present singular third person starts into · participle present starting into · participle past started into · past started into

  1. figurativelyTo begin to eat.

    I'm so hungry, I want to start into that pizza right now!

  2. figurativelyTo begin to argue with, nag or criticize somebody, especially when as part of a pattern of criticism along similar lines.
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APA

start into. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20into

MLA

“start into.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20into. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “start into,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/start%20into.

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