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Meaning of Outset | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈaʊtsɛt

Definitions

An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.

Equivalents

العربية البداية غرة مطلع
Български начало
Bosanski bas
Čeština počátek začátek
Deutsch Anfang Beginn
Ελληνικά ξεκίνημα
Español inicio
Français Début
Gàidhlig dol a-mach
हिन्दी आरंभ
Hrvatski bas
Italiano inizio principio
ქართული დასაწყისი
Kurdî bas baş
Polski początek
Português início
Русский начало
Српски bas
Türkçe baş başlangıç

Examples

“He agreed and understood from the outset, so don't bother explaining again.”
“At the first outset, heavy, miry ground and a matted, marish vegetation greatly delayed our progress; […]”
“It was opened on July 1, 1903, and worked by the former Highland Railway from the outset.”
“Six successive defeats had left them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table but, clearly under instructions to attack from the outset, Bolton started far the brighter.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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