start out
verb (intr, adverb)
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
Words nearby start out
start from scratch,
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start over,
start something,
start up,
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starter home
Example sentences from the Web for start out
I don't think Mary ever felt the same about her phone after that start-out.
Peggy Raymond's Way |Harriet Lummis Smith
Idioms and Phrases with start out
start out
Set out on a trip, as in The climbers started out from base camp shortly after mid-night. [Early 1900s]