out
- adverb
- /aʊt/
- When the alarm rang, he quickly ran out of the house to catch the bus.
- go out
- come out
- out there
Hey, listen, you out there, me and you.
- Hey, listen, you out there, me and you.
- We're meant to be out there doing these things.
- It was a small hill out to the north of us.
- But there's so much out there trying to divide us.
- I don't like leaving my toothbrush out next.
- It's bad bitch central out there and that's life.
- Like rich people moving out there hiding.
- But it won't get all the way out for the most part.
- You ask, did you stay out late with them last night?
Examples
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Oh my God, I want out of here so bad.
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Your wife's out there somewhere.
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Open all the doors and let you out into the world.
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We're meant to be out there doing these things.
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All I know is that it's still out there.
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We just try to get the information out there so people can have a look at it.
Academic text (2011) -
Engineering for Change is out to transform the world, one small project at a time.
Academic text (2011) -
He's living a life out in the world now.
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But the words you post, typed with barely a thought, are out in the world forever.
Academic text (2011) -
If he's not in by now, I'd say he's out for the day.
Synonyms
In the open air, not inside
The open air away from buildings
Outside in the open air, not inside a building
The open air away from buildings
Antonyms
Idioms
Someone quotes words without the surrounding information, making the meaning seem wrong
- Informal
Too good for someone to match, often in social or romantic situations
- Informal
Not having any left of something or having just finished something like school
To take a risk by saying or doing something that may get you in trouble
- Informal
An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen
Compounds
- NSFW
Withdrawing the penis from a partner's vagina before he releases sperm to try to avoid pregnancy
A celebration when someone tells friends and family about their sexual orientation or gender identity
A sale where a shop sells everything at low prices because it is closing
- Jargon
A baseball out that happens when a fielder holding the ball touches the base a runner must reach
Surface Forms
Etymology
Out goes back to the old English ūt meaning 'outside', so to go out is simply to move 'away from' the inside or home, like going outside to play.