Definition of "setout" [set•out]

• A start or beginning; an outset. (noun)
• An arrangement or display. (noun)
• An array of food, as on a buffet table; a spread. (noun)
• An entertaining event, such as a party. (noun)

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• "As soon as the victims proved favourable they all setout, the Arcadians following with the rest."
• "A short time later Wilhelm rose from the bench and setout for his lodgings."
• "So we setout on a quest in Shanghai to find out if it was true."