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# How to pronounce "started out" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/stærtɛdæʊt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **star·te·dout**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "started out" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "she was wonderful, infuriating. She was >> But you and her, yeah, she was and we started out together, you know, we had the same agent, you know, when we first started out. Known her for a very long time. We loved her dearly. And I think that agent got her. >> Yeah."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 9:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HthWvYf4s0&t=596s)

### Example 2
> "Started out-- and I can't see you over there."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:56](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEUFS0Ob2gY&t=236s)

### Example 3
> "Started out "In Living Color." Were you always attracted to comedy?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 4:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEUFS0Ob2gY&t=241s)

### Example 4
> "Started out in meaningless roles, ended up doing very meaningful, high-contribution work."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 14:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIAAuFTRNKQ&t=861s)

### Example 5
> "started out as an Armenian grocery store in the' 40s because there were two Orthodox churches in the neighborhood"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 17:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_VvhYBjfUA&t=1079s)

### Example 6
> "Started out as an intern at "The New Yorker." you worked at places like "Glamour," "Entertainment Weekly," "HBO." All, I think, good experiences for you"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRCalQ2q7vM&t=166s)

### Example 7
> "started out working in his parents' garage, he knew everything about the computer intimately, and there was nothing the computer did that he didn't know what was"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 21:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1tv2cGWX4w&t=1278s)

### Example 8
> "started out as um a tv on top of another tv uh one was a knicks game with the sound off and the other with the yankees"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 32:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THHLWfsO6-M&t=1921s)

### Example 9
> "started out when I say raw fooders again I'm not saying anything dogmatic like only eat raw food all the time but"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 9:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9MdVszbJ2c&t=585s)

### Example 10
> "with Bill hullet and I I wanted money from Bill hullet I was trying to raise money from him at the time we were started out with with nothing and we were raising our money I wanted money but I also wanted advice and I remember when I had an opportunity to meet with him um and I had known him through my"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gKq5LTGZzc&t=430s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [figure out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/figure-out), [work out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/work-out), [make sense of](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/make-sense-of), [find out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/find-out), [sort out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sort-out), [clear up](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/clear-up), [point out](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/point-out), [bring up](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bring-up)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "started out" correctly?
"started out" is pronounced `/stærtɛdæʊt/`. Syllable breakdown: **star·te·dout**.

### What does "started out" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "started out" in daily English.

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