out
adverb
[ aʊt ]
• moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.
• "he walked out into the street"
• situated far or at a particular distance from somewhere.
• "an old farmhouse right out in the middle of nowhere"
• away from home.
• "he's gone out"
• so as to be revealed or known.
• "find out what you can"
• at or to an end.
• "the romance fizzled out"
• (of a light or fire) so as to be extinguished or no longer burning.
• "at ten o'clock the lights went out"
• no longer involved in a situation, competition, or activity.
• "Oxford United are out of the FA Cup"
• (of a jury) considering its verdict in secrecy.
out
preposition
• non-standard contraction of out of.
• "he ran out the door"
out
adjective
• not at home or at one's place of work.
• "if he called, she'd pretend to be out"
Similar:
not here,
not at home,
not in,
gone away,
away,
elsewhere,
absent,
away from one's desk,
• revealed or made public.
• "the secret was soon out"
Similar:
revealed,
common knowledge,
public knowledge,
known,
disclosed,
divulged,
exposed,
• (of a flower) in bloom; open.
Opposite:
in bud,
• no longer alight; extinguished.
• "the fire was nearly out"
Similar:
not burning,
extinguished,
no longer alight,
quenched,
doused,
dead,
defunct,
• at an end.
• "school was out for the summer"
• not possible or worth considering.
• "a trip to the seaside is out for a start"
Opposite:
permitted,
ok,
• in a state of unconsciousness.
• mistaken; in error.
• "he was slightly out in his calculations"
• (of the ball in tennis and similar games) outside the designated playing area.
• no longer batting or at bat; having had one's innings or at bat ended by the fielding side.
• "England were all out for 159"
out
noun
• a way of escaping from a problem or dilemma.
• "he was desperately looking for an out"
• an act of putting a player out.
• the political party not in office.
out
verb
• reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).
• expel, reject, or dismiss.
• "they had outed Asquith quite easily"
• extinguish.
• "out the lamp when you're ready"
• become known; emerge.
• "the truth will out"
Origin:
Old English ūt (adverb), ūtian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uit and German aus .
out-
prefix
• to the point of surpassing or exceeding.
• "outfight"
• external; separate; from outside.
• "outbuildings"
• away from; outward.
• "outbound"