Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
Outset — Out set , n. A setting out, starting, or beginning. The outset of a political journey. Burke. [1913 Webster] Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. J. Hawes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outset — I noun beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, embarkation, entrance, exordium, first move first step, foundation, genesis, inauguration, inception, inchoation, incipience, incipiency, induction, infancy, initiation, initium, introduction,… … Law dictionary
outset — (n.) act of setting out on a journey, business, etc. 1759, from OUT (Cf. out) + SET (Cf. set) (v.). The earlier word for this was outsetting (1670s) … Etymology dictionary
outset — ► NOUN ▪ the start or beginning … English terms dictionary
outset — [out′set΄] n. a setting out; beginning; start … English World dictionary
outset — [[t]a͟ʊtset[/t]] PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR cl If something happens at the outset of an event, process, or period of time, it happens at the beginning of it. If something happens from the outset it happens from the beginning and continues to happen … English dictionary
outset — n. at; from the outset * * * [ aʊtset] from the outset at … Combinatory dictionary
outset — out|set [ aut,set ] noun singular * the start of something: at/from the outset: You are going to love this book from the outset … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
outset — noun at /from the outset at or from the beginning of an event or process: It was clear right from the outset that there were going to be problems … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
outset */ — UK [ˈaʊtˌset] / US noun [singular] the start of something at/from the outset: You are going to love this book from the outset … English dictionary
