out
/aut/
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Definition
Adverb:
- Away from the inside or center; moving or appearing to move away from a place: Indicates movement from an enclosed, hidden, or interior space to an exterior or more visible one.
- Not at home or at one's place of work; absent: Indicates that someone is not present in a particular location.
- No longer burning, shining, or functioning: Describes something, like a light or fire, that has been extinguished or turned off.
- To the end; completely; thoroughly: Indicates that an action is performed fully or to completion.
- Aloud; loudly: Describes speaking or making a sound in a way that can be clearly heard.
- Into a state of unconsciousness: Describes being knocked unconscious.
- In baseball and similar games, no longer batting or having the right to run because of a play by the opposing team: Describes the status of a batter or runner.
Adjective:
- Not in fashion; no longer popular or stylish: Describes something that is currently unfashionable.
- Not in power or office: Describes a political party or person who has lost an election or position.
- Not possible or acceptable; not to be considered: Describes an idea or plan that is not viable.
- Made public; revealed: Often used to describe a secret, especially about someone's identity, that has been disclosed.
- Located outside; external: Describes something situated on the outer part.
- Not allowed to continue batting or running (in baseball): Describes a player's status during a game.
Preposition:
- Out of: (Note: "Out" is rarely used alone as a preposition in modern English; it is almost always part of the compound preposition "out of.") It indicates movement from within something to the outside, origin, cause, material, lack, or selection from a group.
Verb:
- To become known; to be revealed: Used, often in a literary or formal context, to mean that a secret or truth is disclosed.
- To reveal the secret, often homosexual, identity of (someone): To publicly disclose someone's private identity, especially their sexual orientation, without their consent.
Noun:
- (In baseball) A play that results in a batter or runner being removed from play: A fundamental unit of the game, with three outs required to end a team's turn at bat.
Usage Examples
Adverb:
- She walked out of the room. (She moved from inside the room to outside it.)
- The manager is out for lunch. (The manager is not in the office; they are absent.)
- Please turn the lights out. (Please switch the lights off so they are no longer shining.)
- He read the letter out to the class. (He read the letter aloud so everyone could hear.)
- The boxer was knocked out in the first round. (The boxer was rendered unconscious.)
Adjective:
- Bell-bottom pants are out this season. (Bell-bottom pants are not fashionable currently.)
- The incumbent party is out after the election. (The party that was in power lost the election.)
- A beach day is out because of the storm. (A beach day is not a possible or acceptable plan due to the weather.)
- The secret is out. (The secret has been revealed and is now public knowledge.)
- The runner was called out at home plate. (The umpire ruled that the runner did not reach home plate safely and is removed from the basepath.)
Preposition (as part of "out of"):
- He jumped out of the window. (He moved from inside to outside through the window.)
- She did it out of kindness. (Her reason or motive for doing it was kindness.)
- The statue was carved out of marble. (The material used to make the statue was marble.)
- We are out of milk. (We have no milk left; we lack milk.)
Verb:
- The truth will out. (The truth will eventually become known.)
- The newspaper outed the corrupt official. (The newspaper revealed the official's corrupt activities publicly.)
Noun:
- The pitcher recorded two quick outs. (The pitcher caused two batters to be put out.)
Advanced Usage
"To be out for": To be determined to get or achieve something.
- He's out for revenge. (He is determined to get revenge.)
"To be out to": To intend to do something, often something challenging or negative.
- That company is out to dominate the market. (That company intends to dominate the market.)
"Out and about": Active and going to different places, especially after an illness.
- She's recovered and is out and about again. (She is no longer confined and is active outside her home.)
Variants and Related Words
- Outer (adj): Located on the outside; external.
- The outer layer of the skin.
- Outing (n): 1. A short trip or excursion. 2. The act of revealing someone's secret identity.
- We went on a family outing to the zoo.
- The outing of the spy caused an international scandal.
- Outward (adj/adv): Directed towards the outside; on the outside.
- An outward journey. (adj)
- The door opens outward. (adv)
Synonyms
- Outside (adv/adj/prep/n): The external side or part.
- Away (adv): To or at a distance from a particular place, person, or thing.
- Revealed (adj): Made known; no longer secret.
- Extinct (adj): (For a fire or light) no longer burning or active.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Come out: 1. To appear or become visible. 2. To be published or released. 3. To publicly declare one's homosexuality.
- The sun came out from behind the clouds.
- The new album comes out next week.
- Find out: To discover a fact or piece of information.
- I need to find out what time the meeting starts.
- Run out: To use up or exhaust a supply of something.
- We've run out of coffee.
- Turn out: 1. To switch off (a light). 2. To result in a particular way. 3. To attend an event.
- Turn out the lights when you leave.
- How did the experiment turn out?
- A large crowd turned out for the parade.
Related Idioms
- Out of the blue: Happening suddenly and unexpectedly.
- The job offer came out of the blue.
- Out of order: 1. Not working properly. 2. Not following correct parliamentary procedure.
- The elevator is out of order.
- The councilor was ruled out of order by the chair.
- Out of sight, out of mind: Said to emphasize that when something or someone is not seen, they are soon forgotten.
- Out on a limb: In a risky or vulnerable position.
- By criticizing the boss, he really went out on a limb.
Noun
- (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- you only get 3 outs per inning
Verb
- be made known; be disclosed or revealed
- The truth will out
- reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
- The gay actor was outed last week
- Someone outed a CIA agent
- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
- This actor outed last year
Adjective
- knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
- outer or outlying
- the out islands
- outside or external
- the out surface of a ship's hull
- no longer fashionable
- that style is out these days
- directed outward or serving to direct something outward
- the out doorway
- the out basket
- excluded from use or mention
- forbidden fruit
- in our house dancing and playing cards were out
- a taboo subject
- out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election
- now the Democrats are out
- not worth considering as a possibility
- a picnic is out because of the weather
- being out or having grown cold
- threw his extinct cigarette into the stream
- the fire is out
- not allowed to continue to bat or run
- he was tagged out at second on a close play
- he fanned out
Adverb
- from one's possession
- he gave out money to the poor
- gave away the tickets
- moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden;
- the cat came out from under the bed
- away from home
- they went out last night