outset

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaʊtsɛt/

Noun

outset (plural outsets)

1. The beginning or initial stage of something. [from 1759]

   He agreed and understood from the outset, so don't bother explaining again.

Translations

• French: début
• German: Anfang, Beginn
• Italian: inizio, principio
• Portuguese: início
• Russian: нача́ло
• Spanish: inicio

Verb

outset (outsets, present participle outsetting; past and past participle outset)

1. (internet, CSS, transitive) To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.

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