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at the outset at the outsetAt the beginning. Honestly, I never expected this play to be so successful at the outset. At the outset, we had a much smaller budget for our renovations.See also: outsetat the outsetFig. at the very beginning. At the outset, we were told everything we had to do. I learned at the outset of the project that I was to lead it.See also: outsetat the outsetAlso, from the outset. At the start, from the start. For example, He wanted to explain his position from the outset, but there wasn't time, or At the outset the problem seemed simple, but then it became quite complicated. The noun outset is rarely heard today except in these phrases. [Mid-1700s] See also: outsetat/from the ˈoutset (of something) at/from the beginning of something: I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved.See also: outset |