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outset

[ out-set ]

/ ˈaʊtˌsɛt /

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noun

the beginning or start: I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.

outsert.

Origin of outset

First recorded in 1530–40; out- + set

Words nearby outset

outsail, outsang, outsat, outsell, outsert, outset, outsettlement, outsettler, outshine, outshoot, outshout

Example sentences from the Web for outset

But the real money, Washington believed, lay in the western land investments he had made at the outset of the war.

Washington’s Wheeler-Dealer Patriotism |William O’Connor |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Bill Clinton courted Mixner and his expertise at the outset of his run for president.

Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People |Tim Teeman |October 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Things seem fine at the outset, as they always do—the children are fun and adorable, the husband and wife happy and carefree.

‘Force Majeure’ and the Swedish Family Vacation From Hell |Alex Suskind |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At the outset, only a handful of the victims spoke out about what had happened to them.

Jennifer Lawrence’s Furious, Perfect Response to Nude Photo Leak: “It Is a Sex Crime” |Kevin Fallon |October 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Is it day to day, game to game, or do they prepare a master plan from the outset.

Tony La Russa Explains How To Make It To The World Series |Dave Pottruck |October 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The enormous grant which had been made at the outset for three years was already spent and a fresh supply had to be granted.

History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8) |John Richard Green
Joan was not one to invite a warm affection in another woman at the outset.

The Imaginary Marriage |Henry St. John Cooper
At the outset of the war there was a great flare of patriotic enthusiasm in Russia.

A Short History of the World |H. G. Wells
An enterprising story-maker had not very serious difficulties at the outset.

Bulgaria |Frank Fox
An Oxford man's decision may be made at the outset; but far the larger number of men defer the choice.

An American at Oxford |John Corbin

British Dictionary definitions for outset

outset

/ (ˈaʊtˌsɛt) /

noun

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

Idioms and Phrases with outset

outset

see at the outset.