set out

🇺🇸 /set aʊt/ 🇬🇧 /set aʊt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags CEFR-B1
phrase verb
B1

to begin a journey

Martin set out on his bike ride before the sun came up.

C2

to start doing something with a specific goal

She set out to become the youngest champion ever.

translation

phrv. to begin a journey; to start doing something with a specific goal