noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Start, originally of a journey; outset, beginning.

   "He [...] valued himſelf, that he only wanted Cæſar's out-ſetting, to make a figure among his contemporaries."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of outset form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

outsetsetoffstarttakeoff

Example

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"He [...] valued himſelf, that he only wanted Cæſar's out-ſetting, to make a figure among his contemporaries."

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