out

Meaning

1. Away from the inside or centre.
2. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
3. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
4. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
5. (informal) 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. Outside; not indoors.
7. Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.
8. Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
9. To the end; completely.
10. Used to intensify or emphasize.
11. Into a state of existence or visibility.
12. Into a state of existence or visibility.
13. Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).

outside

KO’d

away from

come out of the closet

just for fun

out of play

out of spite

right off

right out

turn off

different from

done with

send forth

spread abroad

undreamt of

come out publicly

undreamed of

out-patient hospital

dull faded

depart from

disclose

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʊt/

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”). Cognate with Scots oot, out (“out”), Saterland Frisian uut, uute (“out”), West Frisian út (“out”), Dutch uit (“out”), German Low German ut (“out”), German aus (“out”), Norwegian/Swedish ut, ute (“out; outside”), Danish ud, ude (“out; outside”).