verb
Meaning 1
To emerge suddenly; to jump out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
start out
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verb
Meaning 2
To be or become conspicuous; to stand out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To begin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He started out writing for the school magazine, and now he's a TV talk show celebrity.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: get down, begin, get, start, set about, set out, commence
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: recommence, strike out, fall, jump off, get to, auspicate, attack, break in, plunge, launch, come on, embark, enter, get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling
verb
Meaning 5
leave
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The family took off for Florida
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: depart, part, start, set forth, set off, set out, take off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leave, go forth, go away
Narrower terms: take off, lift off, roar off, blaze, blaze out, sally forth, sally out
History
Etymology
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