Princeton's WordNet

1. get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence(verb)

   take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

   "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

2. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off(verb)

   leave

   "The family took off for Florida"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. start out(verb)ɑrt

   to begin in a particular way

   We started out with just three employees.

2. start outɑrt

   to begin a trip

   The men started out at dawn.

Wiktionary

1. start out(Verb)

   to begin one's life, or occupation.

• begin reisAfrikaans
• يَبدأ الرِّحْلَهArabic
• започвамBulgarian
• partirPortuguese (BR)
• dát se na cestuCzech
• aufbrechenGerman
• komme afstedDanish
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• liikvele minemaEstonian
• راهی شدنFarsi
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• לָצֵאת לַדֶרֶךHebrew
• शुरू करना, चल देनाHindi
• krenuti, početiCroatian
• elindulHungarian
• berangkatIndonesian
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• partireItalian
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• partirPortuguese
• a porni la drumRomanian
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• krenitiSlovenian
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• starta, komma i vägSwedish
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• yolaçıkmakTurkish
• 動身Chinese (Trad.)
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• 动身Chinese (Simp.)