out

About 385.23 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb Away from the inside or centre.

   The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.

2. adverb Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.

   Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.

3. adverb Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.

   Let’s eat out tonight

4. adverb Away from the doer, especially vigorously.

   hit out, lash out, speak out, shout out, yell out

5. adverb Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before, a stated event, or into the future)

   Five weeks out from the passage of the law, something has to change.

6. adverb Outside; not indoors.

   Last night we slept out under the stars.

7. adverb Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.

   The football caught the edge of the line but then bounced out.

8. adverb Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.

   Turn the lights out.

Similar words

away outer exterior retired extinct dead down extinguished come out unconscious

Often followed by

of the to in that a and by for

Word family

outed outing outs