start out

start out

1) разг. собираться сделать (что-л.) He started out to write a book. ≈ Он собирался написать книгу.
2) отправляться в путь He started out for work an hour ago, hasn't he arrived yet? ≈ Он ушел на работу час назад, разве он еще не пришел?
3) разг. начинать I started out to make the dress by myself, but in the end I had to ask for help. ≈ Я стала сама шить платье, но под конец все-таки попросила помочь мне.
4) начинать говорить The chairman started out by attacking the first speaker. ≈ Выступающий начал с критики предыдущего оратора.
5) начинать профессиональную деятельность (as/in) When did you start out as a lawyer? ≈ Когда вы начали работать юристом?
6) взбудоражить;
вывести из какого-л. состояния The explosion started the whole population of the town out of their sleep. ≈ Взрыв разбудил всех жителей города. отправляться в путь - to * for Moscow выйти /выехать, вылететь/ в Москву - we * at seven мы отправляемся в семь часов (разговорное) начинать говорить - I'll * with introducing you to him начну с того, что познакомлю вас - he started off by pointing to the dangers of rock climbing свое выступление он начал с того, что указал на опасности скалолазания - the dictionary starts off with the letter A словарь начинается с буквы А собираться сделать что-л.;
взяться за что-л. - he started out to write a book он собирался написать книгу

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  • start out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something starts out as a particular thing, they are that thing at the beginning although they change later. [V P as n] Daly was a fast talking Irish American who had started out as a salesman... [V P as n] What… …   English dictionary

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