out·set

(out′sĕt′)

The initial stage of something; the beginning: Problems arose at the very outset.

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outset

(ˈaʊtˌsɛt)

a start; beginning (esp in the phrase from (or at) the outset)

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out•set

(ˈaʊtˌsɛt)

n.

beginning; start.

[1530–40]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

outset - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

commencement, get-go, offset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first

birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

incipience, incipiency - beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency"

point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"

starting point, terminus a quo - earliest limiting point

threshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

outset

noun beginning, start, opening, early days, starting point, onset, inauguration, inception, commencement, kickoff (informal) Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme will suit you best.
end, finish, conclusion, closing, completion, finale, termination, consummation

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outset

noun

The initial stage of a developmental process:

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, origin, spring, start.

Translations

بَدْء، مُسْتَهَل، بِدايَةمُستَهلّ

začátek

begyndelse

alku

početak

upphaf, byrjun

inizio principio

最初

시작

sākums

začetek

början

การเริ่มต้น

başlangıç

sự bắt đầu

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outset

[ˈaʊtset] N → principio m, comienzo m
at the outset → al principio or comienzo
from the outset → desde el principio or comienzo

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outset

[ˈaʊtsɛt] n → début m
at the outset → au début
from the outset → dès le début

outset

[ˈaʊtˌsɛt] n at the outset → all'inizio

outset

(ˈautset) noun

the beginning of something. We have to get quite clear from the outset what our policy is.

outset

→ مُستَهلّ začátek begyndelse Anfang έναρξη comienzo alku départ početak inizio 最初 시작 begin innledning początek início начало början การเริ่มต้น başlangıç sự bắt đầu 开端