outset

🇺🇸 /ˈaʊtset/ 🇬🇧 /ˈaʊtset/
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noun
R

The very beginning of something.

From the outset, we knew this project would be difficult.

R

The starting point of an activity.

At the outset of the game, all players were excited.

translation

n. The very beginning of something.; The starting point of an activity.

Word Forms

Plural outsets