start out

start out

vb (intr, adverb)

1. to set out on a journey

2. to take the first steps, as in life, one's career, etc. he started out as a salesman

3. 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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	start out - 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" begin, commence, set out, start, set about, get down, get recommence - begin again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap" strike out - set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own" fall - begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" jump off - set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class" get to - arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long" auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne" attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed" break in - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role launch, plunge - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" come on - occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake" embark, enter - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, bestir oneself, get cracking, get going - start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" begin - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
	2.	start out - leave; "The family took off for Florida" take off, set forth, set off, set out, start, depart, part go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" lift off, take off - depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late" roar off - leave; "The car roared off into the fog" blaze out, blaze - move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" sally forth, sally out - set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner

Translations

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vi (= begin) → (zunächst) beginnen or anfangen; (= begin a journey) → aufbrechen (for nach); we started out on a long journey → wir machten uns auf eine lange Reise; I’m starting out on a new career → ich fange eine neue Berufslaufbahn an; we started out with great hopes for the future → wir hatten mit großen Zukunftshoffnungen begonnen