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start over
start over
start over
to begin again.
I have messed this up so much that there is nothing to do now but start over. When you start over, try to do it right this time.
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start
start
someone
over
to cause someone to begin again; to lead someone to begin again.
The orchestra messed up the first few bars, so the conductor started them over again. I hope the conductor doesn't start us over again. This is getting boring to play.
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start
start over
to begin something again
If I make even one mistake on this, I've got to start over.
Usage notes: for more emphasis, often in the form
start all over
:
We had to start all over several times until we got it right.
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start
start over
Begin again, as in
This article is no good; I'll have to start over
. [Early 1900s]
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start
start over
v.
1.
To begin again:
After the waves wrecked my sandcastle, I started over on higher ground.
2.
To cause something to begin again:
We started the movie over when the last guest arrived.
See also:
start
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Nadia (2)
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Arabic
Yamanu
-
Egyptian Mythology
Yasen
-
Bulgarian
GÜLİStan
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Turkish
Burchard
BOOR-kahrt
(German)
German, Ancient Germanic
Teodosio
te-o-DHO-syo
(Spanish)
Italian, Spanish
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