start out

verb

1. to set out on a journey

2. to take the first steps, as in life, one's career, etc

   he started out as a salesman

3. 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

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

All solar systems, even our own, started out as a protoplanetary disc: a cloud of rotating gas and dust that eventually flattened.

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Are you just starting out on your money or career journey?

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The week started out with more S&P 500 stocks advancing than declining, as the below FactSet chart shows.

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Carpenter started out as a child actor on Disney Channel playing a recurring role as Maya Hart on the comedy series Girl Meets World.

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Alon also praised the platform for giving opportunities to artists who, like them, started out with little more than their songs.

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• quit 
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• retire 
• vacate 
• withdraw