out
🇺🇸
/aʊt/
🇬🇧
/aʊt/
adverb
A1
Moving from inside to outside.
Please put the trash bag out.
A1
Not at home or not present at work.
I called Liz but she was out.
R
Being or happening outside.
There were children playing out in the street.
B1
Removed from a place, job, etc.
He got thrown out of the restaurant.
B1
Moving away from the edge or boundary.
The boy dashed out into the road.
B1
Originating from a particular source.
He drank his beer out of the bottle.
B1
Made from a certain material.
A statue made out of bronze.
B1
Lacking or having no more of something.
You're out of luck — she left ten minutes ago.
B1
No longer in a certain state or condition.
I watched the car until it was out of sight.
B1
No longer involved in something.
He gets out of the army in a few weeks.
B1
From a particular number or set.
Two out of three people think the President should resign.
B1
Loudly and clearly for all to hear.
Read it out loud.
B2
At a distance from land or the shore.
The boats are all out at sea.
B2
Openly known or disclosed.
Out with it!
R
For the reason or purpose of.
I asked out of curiosity.
R
Currently unavailable for loan.
The book you wanted is out on loan.
R
At its lowest point on land.
I like walking on the wet sand when the tide is out.
R
Visible and not obscured by clouds.
The stars are out tonight.
R
Fully open or in bloom.
There should be some snowdrops out by now.
R
No longer in play in a game.
The West Indies were all out for 364.
R
Eliminated from a game.
If you have no more cards, you are out.
R
Landed outside the line in a game.
The umpire said the ball was out.
R
Incorrect or not accurate.
I was slightly out in my calculations.
R
Not permitted or possible.
Swimming is out until the weather gets warmer.
R
No longer in fashion.
Black is out this year.
R
No longer burning or lit.
The fire had burnt itself out.
R
Finished or at an end.
It was summer and school was out.
R
Unconscious or asleep.
She was knocked out cold.
R
On strike and not working.
The dockers stayed out for several months.
R
To the end or completely.
Hear me out before you say anything.
noun
R
An escape or way to avoid.
She was desperately looking for an out.
adjective
R
Openly gay or lesbian.
I had been out since I was 17.
verb
R
To publicly reveal someone's sexual orientation without their consent.
He is the latest politician to be outed by the media.
R
To publicly disclose a secret about someone.
The man who claimed to have found the diaries has been outed as a fraud.
translation
Moving from inside to outside.; Not at home or not present at work.; Being or happening outside.; Removed from a place, job, etc.; Moving away from the edge or boundary.; Originating from a particular source.; Made from a certain material.; Lacking or having no more of something.; No longer in a certain state or condition.; No longer involved in something.; From a particular number or set.; Loudly and clearly for all to hear.; At a distance from land or the shore.; Openly known or disclosed.; For the reason or purpose of.; Currently unavailable for loan.; At its lowest point on land.; Visible and not obscured by clouds.; Fully open or in bloom.; No longer in play in a game.; Eliminated from a game.; Landed outside the line in a game.; Incorrect or not accurate.; Not permitted or possible.; No longer in fashion.; No longer burning or lit.; Finished or at an end.; Unconscious or asleep.; On strike and not working.; To the end or completely.
An escape or way to avoid.
Openly gay or lesbian.
To publicly reveal someone's sexual orientation without their consent.; To publicly disclose a secret about someone.
Word Forms
3rd Present
outs
Progressive
outing
Past
outed
Perfect
outed
Plural
outs