1 (v + adv) begin INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb c m uthe series starts out with a French filmtosaíonn an tsraith le scannán Francachit started out as a small protestagóid bheag a bhí ann ag an tústhey started out with an informal approachthosaigh siad le cur chuige neamhfhoirmeáltahe started out by saying it was a disgraceba é an chéad rud a dúirt sé ná gur mhór an náire éshe started out on a new dietthosaigh sí ar aiste nua bia2 (v + adv) begin life, career, etc
INTRANSITIVEtosaigh verb c m utosaigh amach PhrV c m uhe started out as a carpenterthosaigh sé mar shiúinéir, siúinéir a bhí ann ar dtús
TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb c m utosaigh amach PhrV c m ushe didn't start out a fundamentalistníor thosaigh sí amach ina bunúsaí, níor bhunúsaí í ag an tús
3 (v + adv) set off, leave INTRANSITIVEimigh verb c m ufág verb c m ucuir chun bóthair VP c m uwe started out in the morningd'fhágamar ar maidin, chuireamar chun bóthair ar maidinthey started out from Derry yesterdayd'fhág siad Doire inné → féach start