English-German translations for outset

• Anfang der
  Ich habe das von Anfang an gesagt. I have said that from the outset.
  Das war ja von Anfang an unser Bemühen. That was our purpose from the outset.
  So war es von Anfang an geplant. This has been the idea from the outset.
• Beginn der
  Nähere Einzelheiten dazu habe ich zu Beginn der Sitzung bereits genannt. I went into that in some detail at the outset.
  Wir dürfen uns nicht schon von Beginn an selbst Steine in den Weg legen. We must not handicap ourselves from the outset.
  Das hätte ich wohl zu Beginn sagen sollen. I suppose I should have said that at the outset.

Definition of outset

• The beginning or initial stage of something.
• To cause to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset

Examples

• He agreed and understood from the outset, so dont bother explaining again.

Related words

• outsell
• Outseats
• from the outset
• at the outset