Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb start_out
2 senses of start out
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence -- (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")
Sense 2
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off -- (leave; "The family took off for Florida")
=> leave, go forth, go away -- (go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight")