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   Out

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   adverb

   • 1. moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden: "he walked out into the street"
   • ▪ situated or operating in the open air, not in buildings: "the search-and-rescue team have been out looking for you"
   • ▪ no longer detained in custody or in jail: "they would be out on bail in no time"
   • 2. situated far or at a particular distance from somewhere: "an old farmhouse right out in the middle of nowhere"
   • ▪ to sea, away from the land: "the fleet put out from Cyprus"
   • ▪ (of the tide) falling or at its lowest level: "the tide was going out"
   • 3. away from home: "he's gone out"
   • ▪ in or to a public place for purposes of pleasure or entertainment: "an evening out at a restaurant"
   • 4. so as to be revealed or known: "find out what you can"
   • ▪ aloud; so as to be heard: "Miss Beard cried out in horror"
   • 5. at or to an end: "the romance fizzled out"
   • ▪ so as to be finished or complete: "I'll leave them to fight it out"
   • ▪ in various other completive uses: "the crowd had thinned out"
   • 6. (of a light or fire) so as to be extinguished or no longer burning: "at ten o'clock the lights went out"
   • ▪ (of a stain or mark) no longer visible; removed: "try to get the stain out"
   • 7. (of a jury) considering its verdict in secrecy.
   • 8. indicating a specified distance away from the goal line or finishing line: "he scored from 70 meters out"
   • 9. (of a party, politician, etc.) not in office.

   preposition

   • 1. through to the outside: "he ran out the door"

   adjective

   • 1. not at home or at one's place of work: "if he called, she'd pretend to be out" Similar not herenot at homenot ingone awayawayelsewhereabsentaway from one's deskOpposite in
   • ▪ (of the ball in tennis and similar games) outside the designated playing area.
   • 2. revealed or made public: "the secret was soon out" Similar revealedcommon knowledgepublic knowledgeknowndiscloseddivulgedexposedOpposite unknownsecret
   • 3. no longer alight; extinguished: "the fire was nearly out" Similar not burningextinguishedno longer alightquencheddouseddeaddefunct
   • 4. (of a book, recording, or other product) published or made available: "the book should be out before the end of the month" Similar availableobtainablein the shopspublishedin printissued
   • ▪ in existence or use: "it works as well as any system that's out"
   • ▪ (of a flower) in bloom; open. Similar in flowerfloweringin bloomin full bloombloomingin blossomblossomingopenOpposite in bud
   • 5. not concealing one's sexuality or gender identity: "I had been out since I was 17"
   • 6. at an end: "school was out for the summer"
   • ▪ no longer in fashion: informal "life in the fast lane is out" Similar no longer in fashionout of fashionunfashionableout of styledatedout of dateoutdatednot inbehind the timesdémodépasséinformal:old hatnot with itantwackyOpposite fashionable
   • 7. in a state of unconsciousness.
   • ▪ unable to rise before the count of ten.
   • 8. mistaken; in error: "he was slightly out in his calculations" Similar mistakeninaccurateincorrectwide of the markwrongin erroroffOpposite spot onaccurate
   • ▪ not possible or worth considering: "a trip to the seaside is out"
   • 9. no longer batting or on base, having had one's turn ended by the team in the field: "the Yankees are out in the ninth"

   noun

   • 1. a way of escaping from a problem or dilemma: informal "he was desperately looking for an out"
   • 2. an act of putting a player out.
   • 3. the political party or politicians not in office.

   verb

   • 1. reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).
   • 2. expel, reject, or dismiss: dated "they had outed Asquith quite easily"
   • 3. extinguish: West Indian "out the lamp when you're ready"
   • 4. become known; emerge: archaic, literary "the truth will out"

   Word Origin Old Englishūt (adverb), ūtian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uit and German aus.

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   1. not in the usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order. 2. away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 3. in or into the outdoors: to go out for a walk. 4. to a state of exhaustion or depletion: to pump a well out.

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   3 days ago · 54 meanings: 1. at or to a point beyond the limits of some location; outside 2. out of consciousness 3. used to indicate a.... Click for more definitions.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of OUT. chiefly US. 1. — used to indicate that a person or animal is looking at something that is outside of a building, room, etc. She looked out [= out of] the window. 2. — used to indicate that a person or animal is moving from the inside of a building, room, etc., to the outside.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishout adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Check pronunciation: out. Definition of out adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of out. adverb. moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden. “the cat came out from under the bed” adverb. from one's possession. “he gave out money to the poor” synonyms: away. adverb. away from home. “they went out last night” adjective.

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › outout | meaning of out in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   out meaning, definition, what is out: from inside an object, container, buildi...: Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishout noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   Definition of out noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. out. noun. /aʊt/ [singular] Idioms. a way of avoiding having to do something. She was desperately looking for an out. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.