set out
phr. v..phr. v.. to start a long journey or to begin a task with a specific goal in mind.
phr. v.. to begin a journey or to initiate a course of action with a predetermined objective or intention.
They set out at dawn to reach the mountain peak.
The young entrepreneur set out to change the way people buy groceries online.
The explorers set out across the frozen tundra, fully aware that their supplies might not last the duration of the expedition.
often followed by 'on' for journeys or 'to' plus an infinitive for goals.
distinguish between the literal sense of starting a trip and the figurative sense of intending to achieve a result; the latter is common in academic and professional writing.
He set out his journey yesterday.He set out on his journey yesterday.when used for a journey, 'set out' requires the preposition 'on' before the noun phrase.