start out meaning and definition

START OUT verb

Definition of start out (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start
   • antonym: end
2. leave
   • "The family took off for Florida"
   • synonyms: depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, take off