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Webster 1913 Edition

Outset

Out′setˊ

,

Noun.

A setting out, starting, or beginning.

“The outset of a political journey.”

Burke.

Giving a proper direction to this

outset

of life.

J. Hawes.

Webster 1828 Edition

Outset

OUT'SET

,

Noun.

Beginning; first entrance on any business.

Every thing almost depends upon giving a proper direction to this outset of life.

Definition 2024

outset

outset

English

Noun

outset ‎(plural outsets)

the beginning or initial stage of something
He agreed and understood from the outset, so don't bother explaining again.
- 2011 October 15, Michael Da Silva, “Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton”, in BBC Sport:
  Six successive defeats had left them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table but, clearly under instructions to attack from the outset, Bolton started far the brighter.

Translations

initial stage of something

Catalan: inici (ca) m, començament (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 初始阶段, 开始 (zh), 一开始
Czech: počátek (cs) m, začátek (cs) m
French: début (fr) m
Georgian: დასაწყისი ‎(dasac̣q̇isi)
German: Anfang (de) m, Beginn (de) m

Italian: inizio (it) m, principio (it) m
Polish: początek (pl)
Portuguese: início (pt) m
Russian: начáло n ‎(nachálo)
Scottish Gaelic: dol a-mach m
Serbo-Croatian: začetak (sh) m
Spanish: inicio (es) m
Turkish: baş (tr), başlangıç (tr)

Anagrams

setout, set out