outset
An onset; the beginning or initial stage of somethingAn onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
Meaning
1 sensesAn onset; the beginning or initial stage of something.
He agreed and understood from the outset, so don't bother explaining again.
Anfang, Beginn
нача́лоnačálo
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
Examples
21 sentencesWe knew it from the outset.
Ми знали це від самого початку. — hectorvk
ruМы это знали с самого начала. — marafon
deWir wussten es von Anfang an. — MUIRIEL
She liked him from the outset.
ruОн ей с самого начала понравился. — Wezel
deSie mochte ihn von Anfang an. — al_ex_an_der
We were screwed from the outset.
I was sceptical from the outset.
ruЯ с самого начала была настроена скептически. — Wezel
deIch war von vornherein skeptisch. — Waldelfe
We liked each other from the outset.
ruМы с самого начала друг другу понравились. — Wezel
deWir waren uns auf Anhieb sympathisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From out- + set, replacing earlier outsetting.From out- + set, replacing earlier outsetting.
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