start out

start out
intransitive verb
1) see academic.ru/66191/set_out">set out 1.
2) see set off 1.
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(to begin a journey; to start off: We shall have to start out at dawn.) aufbrechen
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◆ start out
vi
1. (embark) sich akk auf die Reise machen, aufbrechen
2. (begin) anfangen
▪ to \start out out as sth als etw beginnen; on a job als etw anfangen
he \start outed out driving a truck er fing als Lastwagenfahrer an
her illness \start outed out as a simple case of flu ihre Krankheit sah zunächst nach einer einfachen Grippe aus
3. (intend)
▪ to \start out out to do sth sich dat etw vornehmen
our committee has achieved what we \start outed out to do unser Komitee hat erreicht, was wir uns zum Ziel gesetzt hatten
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vi
(= begin) (zunächst) beginnen or anfangen; (= begin a journey) aufbrechen (for nach)

we started out on a long journey — wir machten uns auf eine lange Reise

I'm starting out on a new career — ich fange eine neue Berufslaufbahn an

we started out with great hopes for the future — wir hatten mit großen Zukunftshoffnungen begonnen

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start out v/i → start B 1
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intransitive verb
1) see set out 1.
2) see set off 1.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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