Definition

1. Verb (intransitive):

   • To leave or exit a place, vehicle, or situation: To physically move from an interior or confined space to the outside.
   • To become known or revealed: For information, especially secret or surprising news, to be disclosed or to spread.
   • To escape or avoid an unpleasant situation or consequence: To extricate oneself from a difficult obligation, responsibility, or danger.

2. Verb (transitive):

   • To remove something or someone from a place: To take or bring something out from a container, enclosed space, or situation.
   • To utter or express something with difficulty: To succeed in saying something, especially when it is hard to do so.
   • To publish or produce something: To make something available to the public.

Usage and Examples

• Intransitive Verb (To leave):

  • We need to get out before the building collapses.
  • He got out of the car and walked into the house.

• Intransitive Verb (To become known):

  • If this secret gets out, there will be trouble.
  • The news of their engagement got out very quickly.

• Intransitive Verb (To escape a situation):

  • She wanted to get out of her contract.
  • He's trying to get out from under his debts.

• Transitive Verb (To remove something):

  • Can you get the book out of my bag?
  • They managed to get all the passengers out safely.

• Transitive Verb (To utter with difficulty):

  • He was so shocked he could barely get out a word.
  • She finally got out an apology.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "Get out of [doing something]": To avoid a duty or responsibility.
  • He always tries to get out of washing the dishes.
• "Get out while the getting's good": To leave a situation while it is still possible or advantageous to do so.
  • The market is unstable; you should get out while the getting's good.
• As an exclamation ("Get out!"): An informal expression of disbelief or surprise.
  • "I won the lottery!" — "Get out! You're kidding!"

Variants and Related Words

• Getaway (n): An escape or quick departure, often after a crime.
  • The thieves made their getaway in a stolen car.
• Outing (n): A short trip taken for pleasure.
  • We went on a family outing to the zoo.
• Out (adj/adv): Not at home or in one's usual place; revealed; extinguished.
  • The secret is out. / The lights are out.

Synonyms

• Exit, leave, depart: For leaving a place.
• Escape, evade, avoid: For avoiding a situation.
• Extract, remove, withdraw: For taking something out.
• Disclose, reveal, leak: For information becoming known.

Phrasal Verbs and Related Constructions

• Get out of hand: To become uncontrollable.
  • The party got out of hand and the police were called.
• Get out of the way: To move aside to avoid obstruction.
  • Get out of the way! That box is falling!
• Get the word out: To spread information or news publicly.
  • We need to get the word out about the charity event.

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

• Get out of bed on the wrong side: To be in a bad mood from the start of the day.
  • Don't mind him; he got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
• Get out of one's depth: To be involved in a situation that is too difficult to handle.
  • I felt I was getting out of my depth in the advanced physics class.
• Get blood out of a stone: To attempt something nearly impossible (like getting help from an unwilling person).
  • Getting him to apologize is like trying to get blood out of a stone.

Verb

1. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
   • She gets away with murder!
   • I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
2. be released or become known; of news
   • News of her death broke in the morning
3. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
   • draw a weapon
   • pull out a gun
   • The mugger pulled a knife on his victim
4. express with difficulty
   • I managed to get out a few words
5. move out or away
   • The troops pulled out after the cease-fire
6. take out of a container or enclosed space
   • Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!
7. move out of or depart from
   • leave the room
   • the fugitive has left the country