starting C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈstɑrtɪŋ/ UK /ˈstɑːtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj marking the beginning of something; initial Forty dollars is the starting price for the basic plan. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · marking the beginning of... initialbeginningopeningcommencinginauguralfirst ↔ Opposites finishingendingfinalclosing Word family Related forms startstarter Appears in Phrases (2) See all starting gun a pistol fired to signal the beginning of a race Adjective + noun starting vertex the vertex chosen as the first point in a geometric or computational procedure Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Present participle and gerund of the verb 'start', from Old English 'styrtan', to leap up or move suddenly. styrtan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # starting **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɑrtɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstɑːtɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. marking the beginning of something; initial ## Examples - Forty dollars is the starting price for the basic plan. ## Synonyms - initial - beginning - opening - commencing - inaugural - first ## Antonyms - finishing - ending - final - closing ## Related Forms - start - starter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: styrtan ## Etymology Present participle and gerund of the verb 'start', from Old English 'styrtan', to leap up or move suddenly. ## AI Etymology Starting is the present participle and gerund of the verb 'start', from Old English 'styrtan', to leap up or move suddenly. Important recorded forms include styrtan (Old English). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers marking the beginning of something; initial. The wider family includes related words such as start and starter. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown