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Definition start back in British English

start back phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb
1

to begin returning to a place

Example

It's time we were starting back.

Example

The rest of us had started back to Oxford.

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2

to make a sudden nervous movement away from someone or something that has frightened you

Example

She started back in fright.

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3

to begin studying or working again after a break

Example

I want to start back as soon as I'm fit.

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4

if school, university etc starts back, classes begin again after a break

Example

When do the schools start back?

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Definition start back in British English