to begin a journey
to begin as one thing and develop into something else
to intend to do or be something
used about someone’s career
He started out as a salesperson before turning to poetry.
She didn’t start out to be a model.
Some businesses start out as hobbies.
We started out at five o’clock and got there at eight.
start out
starts out
starting out
started out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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