start out
phrasal verbstart out
- to begin to do something, especially in business or work
- to start out in business
- She started out on her legal career in 2001.
- When the band started out, they couldn't afford much equipment.
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- to have a particular intention when you begin something
- start out to do something I started out to write a short story, but it soon developed into a novel.