start_out (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *start out*:
VERB	change	start out, get down, begin, get, start, set about, set out, commence	take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action
motion	start out, depart, part, start, set forth, set off, set out, take off	leave

English > *start out*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Synonyms	get down, begin, get, start, set about, set out, commence
Narrower	attack	set to work upon
	auspicate	commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
	break in	start in a certain activity, enterprise / enterprise, or role
	come on	Occur or become available
	embark, enter	Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
	fall	Begin vigorously
	get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling	start to be active
	get to	arrive at the point of
	jump off	set off quickly, usually with success
	plunge, launch	Begin with vigor
	recommence	Begin again
	strike out	Set out on a course of action
Opposite	end, terminate	Bring to an end or halt
Similar to	begin	Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
Spanish	comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar
Catalan	començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar, principiar

English > *start out*: 2 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Leave.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	The children start out to the playground
Synonyms	depart, part, start, set forth, set off, set out, take off
Narrower	blaze, blaze out	Move rapidly and as if blazing
	roar off	Leave
	sally forth, sally out	Set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
	take off, lift off	depart from the ground
Broader	leave, go forth, go away	go away from a place
Spanish	estrenar, iniciar, irse, originar, partir, separar
Catalan	anar-se'n, estrenar, iniciar, marxar, originar, partir, sortir

HyperDic: start_out