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out

  • adverb
  • /ˈäʊ̯t/

Away from the inside or centre.

Example

“The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.”

Other meanings

  1. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.

    “Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.”

  2. Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.

Example sentences

  • “I don't want to take the garbage out.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “I completely forgot to put out the bin.”

    Tatoeba · deniko · CC0
  • “He sucks all the air out of me.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "ūt".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “out” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.