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start out
verb
- to set out on a journey
- to take the first steps, as in life, one's career, etc
he started out as a salesman
- to take the first actions in an activity in a particular way or specified aim
they started out wanting a house, but eventually bought a flat
Idioms and Phrases
Set out on a trip, as in The climbers started out from base camp shortly after mid-night . [Early 1900s]Example Sentences
Both started out as food delivery services offering customers convenient and speedy access to their favourite restaurants and offering restaurants the ability to more fully utilise the capacity of their kitchens.
She started out as a fire watcher in the war, which involved patrolling rooftops to identify fires started by enemy aircrafts dropping bombs.
Built in Scotland at the end of the 19th Century, the SS Vina started out as a cargo ship running between England's east coast and the Baltic.
I used to go to Paramount when I was first starting out and auditioning.
“Every president, starting out their first term, often has a little bit of a honeymoon period,” Kiley added.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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