outset
/ˈaʊtsɛt/
outset noun: an onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
Noun
outset (plural outsets)
- An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
- 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; […]1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
Verb
outset (third-person singular simple present outsets, present participle outsetting, simple past and past participle outset)
- To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.
outset meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
outset in Hindi
- outset
- आरंभ ārambh
outset in Urdu
- آغاز, ابتدا, شروع
outset in Bengali
- কোনো কিছুর শুরু, আরম্ভ
outset in Malayalam
- പ്രാരംഭം, ആരംഭദശ
More languagesFewer languages
- outset in Kannada
- ಮೊದಲು, ತೊಡಗಿಕೆ, ತೊಡಗುಹ, ಆರಂಭ
Examples of outset in a sentence
- It was opened on July 1, 1903, and worked by the former Highland Railway from the outset.1954 January, “Notes and News: An Abandoned Railway from the Air”, in Railway Magazine, page 64:
- 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.2011 October 15, Michael Da Silva, “Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton”, in BBC Sport:
Forms of outset
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | outsets |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | outsets |
| present participle | outsetting |
| past participle | outset |
| past | outset |
Origin of outset
From out- + set, replacing earlier outsetting.
From out- + set.
Words formed from outset
- at the outset
- the outset
Phrases with outset
Questions about outset
- What does outset mean?
- Outset means an onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
- What is outset in Hindi?
- Outset in Hindi is आरंभ (ārambh). See Outset meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use outset in a sentence?
- It was opened on July 1, 1903, and worked by the former Highland Railway from the outset.
- What part of speech is outset?
- Outset can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce outset?
- Outset is pronounced /ˈaʊtsɛt/.
- What is the plural of outset?
- The plural of outset is outsets.
Words near outset in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: outset (page history and authors); आरंभ (Hindi) (page history and authors); outset (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outset (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outset (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outset (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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