start out

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start out

The family will start out on their road trip at sunrise.

Definition

  1. Verb (Intransitive):

    • To begin a journey or trip: To depart from a place, to set out on a course of travel.
    • To begin a process, activity, or course of action: To take the first steps in doing something; to commence.

  2. Verb (Transitive):

    • To cause something to begin its operation or existence: To found or initiate something (often used with "as").
Examples of Usage

  • Verb (Intransitive):

    • They started out at dawn to avoid the traffic. (They began their journey at dawn.)
    • She started out as a teacher before becoming a writer. (She began her career as a teacher.)
    • The project started out well, but then we encountered problems. (The project commenced successfully.)

  • Verb (Transitive):

    • He started the company out in his garage. (He founded the company, beginning its operations in his garage.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to start out on something": To begin a particular task, venture, or path.
    • She is starting out on a new career in medicine.
  • "to start out with something": To have something at the beginning.
    • We started out with just three employees.
Variants and Related Words
  • Start (v): To begin.
  • Commence (v): A more formal synonym for begin.
  • Set out (v): Very similar in meaning to 'start out' when referring to beginning a journey or task.
Synonyms
  • Begin: To take the first step.
  • Embark: To start a journey or enterprise.
  • Set off: To begin a journey.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Start over: To begin again from the beginning.
    • After the mistake, I had to start over.
  • Start up: To cause an engine or machine to begin operating; to found a business.
    • He started up the computer.
Related Idioms
  • Start out on the right foot: To begin something in a positive and successful way.
    • I hope to start out on the right foot in my new job.
  • Start out from scratch: To begin something from the very beginning, with no prior work or advantage.
    • They started out from scratch and built a successful business.
start out

The family will start out on their road trip at sunrise.

Verb
  1. leave
    • The family took off for Florida
  2. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    • We began working at dawn
    • Who will start?
    • Get working as soon as the sun rises!
    • The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
    • He began early in the day
    • Let's get down to work now

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