START OUT Definition & Meaning

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start out

verb

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

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Idioms and Phrases

Set out on a trip, as in The climbers started out from base camp shortly after mid-night . [Early 1900s]

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Did you have that when you were coming up in the world and you were starting out as an actor?

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Blake, known for “The Atlas” series, started out writing fan fiction, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that this standalone fantasy borrows elements from other stories, including dark academia, family dynasty sagas and coming-of-age journeys.

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"I started out as an adventurer," he says.

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“I started out as an artist, sketching every storyboard for each of my films, and it’s remarkable how instinctively the visual language of storytelling in ‘Modville’ unfolds,” said Scott.

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She started out as a dancer, appearing in various music videos in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including Young MC’s “Bust a Move” video.

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