outset (ˈaʊtˌsɛt
)
Definitions
noun
- a start; beginning (esp in the phrase from (a start; beginning (esp in the phrase (or at) the outset)
Synonyms
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beginning,
start,
opening,
early days,
starting point,
onset,
inauguration,
inception,
commencement,
kickoff,
Translations
- British English:
outset
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.It was clear from the outset that the project would fail.ˈaʊtˌsɛt NOUN It was clear from the outset that the project would fail.
- Spanish:
comienzo
nm
- French:
départ
nm
- German:
Anfang
nm Anfänge
- Chinese: 开端 n
- Arabic: مُستَهلّ n
- Portuguese: início nm
- Russian: начало nnt
- Croatian: početak nm
- Czech: začátek nm
- Danish: begyndelse nutr
- Dutch: begin nnt
- Finnish: alku n
- Greek: έναρξη nf
- Italian: inizio nm
- Japanese: 最初 n
- Korean: 시작 n
- Norwegian: innledning nm
- Polish: początek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: início nm
- European Spanish:
comienzo
nm
- Swedish: början nutr
- Thai: การเริ่มต้น n
- Turkish: başlangıç n
- Vietnamese: sự bắt đầu n
Usage examples
The two men stared at each other - at the outset like gladiators.
, Death of a Nymph (1986)The commission felt the army mishandled the situation from the outset.
India Today (2000)But a struggling start combined with some fine play by Hackett made Montreal's choice in goal a game-by-game decision from the outset.
Globe and Mail (2003)It is not unusual for migraine sufferers to be affected by vertigo, either at the outset of an attack or afterwards.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)Symptoms existing at outset of treatment: External bleeding haemorrhoids.
, Holistic Reflexology (1989)