outset

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaʊtsɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaʊtˌsɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(out′set′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
out•set /ˈaʊtˌsɛt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable* usually singular;
usually: the + ~]
  1. beginning;
    start:at the outset of the war.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
out•set  (out′set′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the beginning or start:I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
  2. Printingoutsert.
  • out- + set 1530–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
outset / ˈaʊtˌsɛt/
  1. a start; beginning (esp in the phrase from (orat) the outset)
'outset' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bad faith - beginning - first - front load - in limine - inception - level playing field - offset - opener - outsert - petitio principii - prepossess - setout - time signature
Collocations: was clear from the outset that, he was [right, wrong, confident] from the outset, was [flawed, doomed] right from the outset, more...

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