out

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Away from the inside or centre.
2. (not-comparable) Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
3. (not-comparable) Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
4. (not-comparable) Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
5. (informal, not-comparable) Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually after, the present or a stated event) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from")
6. (not-comparable) Outside; not indoors.
7. (not-comparable) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
8. (not-comparable) Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
9. (not-comparable) To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.
10. (not-comparable) To the end; completely; so that nothing remains.
11. (not-comparable) Used to intensify or emphasize.
12. (not-comparable) Into a state of existence or visibility.
13. (not-comparable, usually) Into a state of existence or visibility.
14. (not-comparable) So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).

Prep

From the inside to the outside of; out of.

Noun

1. A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
2. A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
3. A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
4. A card which can make a hand a winner.
5. (dated) A trip out; an outing.
6. (in-plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
7. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
8. (dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
9. (colloquial) An outtake.
10. (obsolete) A dram glass.

Verb

1. (transitive) To eject; to expel.
2. (intransitive) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
3. (transitive) To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
4. (transitive) To reveal (a secret).
5. (transitive) To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc).
6. To kill; to snuff out.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside
2. (not-comparable) Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
3. (not-comparable) Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
4. (not-comparable) Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
5. (not-comparable) Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside:
6. (not-comparable) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
7. (not-comparable, usually) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
8. (not-comparable) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
9. (not-comparable) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
10. (not-comparable) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
11. (not-comparable) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
12. (not-comparable, usually) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
13. (not-comparable) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
14. (not-comparable) Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation:
15. (not-comparable) Open or public (about something).
16. (broadly, not-comparable, uncommon) Open or public (about something).
17. (not-comparable) Freed from secrecy.
18. (not-comparable) Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:
19. (not-comparable) Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:
20. (not-comparable) Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:
21. (not-comparable, obsolete) Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way:
22. (not-comparable) At or near its lowest level.
23. (not-comparable) Without; no longer in possession of; not having any more.
24. (not-comparable) Containing errors or discrepancies, or in error by a stated amount.

Intj

1. (especially) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
2. (especially, humorous, slang) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
3. Get out; begone; away!

Opposite of

in

Synonyms

outside

away

exterior

abroad

off

come out

without

from

up

🆙

forth

extinct

out of

KO’d

prohibited

kayoed

absent

proscribed

verboten

forbidden

external

exit

knocked out

come out of the closet

out-of-bounds

taboo

away from

stunned

tabu

beyond

come to light

outer

outwards

go out

of

except

a

🅰️

fire

🔥

outdoors

begone

catch

bare

absolutely

but

burning

bring up

ex

entirely

break

exceeding

banned

Translations

hinaus

dehors

fuori

fuera

heraus

aus

buiten

έξω

uit

draußen

hors

εκτός

daarbuiten

außerhalb

uiterlijk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: out

Inherited from Old English: ūt

Inherited from Old English: ūte

Cognate with Scots: oot

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: uut

Cognate with Western Frisian: út

Cognate with Dutch: uit

Cognate with German: aus

Cognate with Danish: ud

In summary

From Middle English out, oute, from a combination of Old English ūt (“out”, preposition & adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out”); and Old English ūte (“outside; without”, adverb), from Proto-Germanic *ūtai (“out; outside”); both from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“upwards, away”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots oot (“out”), Yola out, outh, udh, ut, uth (“out”), North Frisian üt, ütj (“out”), Saterland Frisian uut (“out of”), West Frisian út (“out”), Cimbrian aus, auz (“out, outwards”), Dutch uit (“out”), German, Luxembourgish aus (“out”), Yiddish אויס (oys, “over, finished”), Danish ud (“out; outside”), Icelandic út (“out”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish ut (“out”), Gothic 𐌿𐍄 (ut, “out of”).

Sentences

Are you trying to make me out a liar ?

All I say is spit them out !

He took out his money and counted it .

They would go out together dancing or to the opera or theatre .

Take that fire extinguisher and put out the fire !

The main palace is surrounded by out buildings of later vintage .