Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

start out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.50 in modern English

Syllables: start out
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To emerge suddenly; to jump out.

verb

To be or become conspicuous; to stand out.

verb

Example Sentences

"I do not find that any particulars of this day's conversation start out. But it was in general most agreeable."
"He started out writing for the school magazine, and now he's a TV talk show celebrity."
"It would also form part of a new carriage design, which had started out on Swindon drawing office easels two years earlier."

Inflected Forms

starts out (present, singular) starting out (participle, present) started out (participle, past) started out (past)

Synonyms

get down begin get start set about set out commence depart part set forth set off take off

Questions

What does start out mean?: To emerge suddenly; to jump out.

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