Verb: start out staa(r)t awt
- Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
"They started out by developing a small project";
- get down, begin, get, start, set about, set out
- Head for somewhere else
"The family started out for Florida";
- depart, part, start, set forth, set off, set out, take off
Derived forms: starting out, started out, starts out
Type of: act, go away, go forth, leave, move, off [informal]