If you get out, you leave a place because you want to escape from it, or because you are made to leave it.
They probably wanted to get out of the country. [VERBPARTICLE + of]
I told him to leave and get out. [VERBPARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you get out, you go to places and meet people, usually in order to have a more enjoyable life.
Get out and enjoy yourself, make new friends. [VERBPARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
If you get outof an organization or a commitment, you withdraw from it.
I wanted to get out of the group, but they wouldn't let me. [VERBPARTICLE + of]
Getting out of the contract would be no problem. [VERBPARTICLE + of]
[Also VERBPARTICLE]
4. phrasal verb
If news or information gets out, it becomes known.
If word got out now, a scandal could be disastrous. [VERBPARTICLE]
Once the news gets out that Armenia is in a very critical situation, I think theworld will respond. [VERBPARTICLE that]
More Synonyms of get out
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get out in British English
verb(adverb)
1.
to leave or escape or cause to leave or escape: used in the imperative when dismissing a person
2.
to make or become known; publish or be published
3. (transitive)
to express with difficulty
4. (transitive; often foll byof)
to extract (information or money) (from a person)
to get a confession out of a criminal
5. (transitive)
to gain or receive something, esp something of significance or value
you get out of life what you put into it
6. (foll by of)
to avoid or cause to avoid
she always gets out of swimming
7. (transitive)
to solve (a puzzle or problem) successfully
8. cricket
to dismiss or be dismissed
nounget-out
9.
an escape, as from a difficult situation
10. theatre
the process of moving out of a theatre the scenery, props, and costumes after a production
get out in American English
1.
to go out
2.
to go away
3.
to take out
4. US
to become no longer a secret
5.
to publish
See full dictionary entry for get
get-out in American English
(ˈgɛtˌaʊt)
noun
escape from an unpleasant situation
Idioms:
all get-out
Examples of 'get out' in a sentence
get out
With a jolt, Tarja realised he may not get out of this alive.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
It set something off in her chest, a bird batting against her rib wall trying to get out.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
Told me to get out, just like that, in the middle of a snowstorm.
Lisa Scottoline LEGAL TENDER (2001)
You obviously had a bad night, you fell asleep with a gun in your hand, and you're jumpy as all get-out.
Laurie R. King FOLLY (2001)
In other languages
get out
British English: get out /ɡɛt aʊt/ VERB
If you get out, you leave a place because you want to escape from it, or because you are made to leave it.
I told him to leave and get out.
American English: get out
Arabic: يَخْرُجُ
Brazilian Portuguese: sair
Chinese: 出去
Croatian: izbaviti se
Czech: vypadnout odejít
Danish: forlade
Dutch: weggaan
European Spanish: salir obligado
Finnish: lähteä
French: sortir
German: herauskommen
Greek: βγαίνω
Italian: uscire
Japanese: 逃げる
Korean: 떠나다
Norwegian: stikke (av)
Polish: wyjść
European Portuguese: sair
Romanian: a ieși
Russian: уходить
Latin American Spanish: salir
Swedish: ta sig ur
Thai: ออกไป
Turkish: çıkmak
Ukrainian: виходити
Vietnamese: đi ra
All related terms of 'get out'
get out of
If you get out of doing something that you do not want to do, you succeed in avoiding doing it.
all get-out
used in comparisons to intensify an adjective
as all get-out
to a considerable degree; greatly
get out of jail
to narrowly succeed in avoiding defeat or a difficult situation
get the hell out
If you tell someone to get the hell out of a place, you are telling them angrily or emphatically to leave that place immediately .
get a bang out of
to experience a thrill or excitement from
get a rise out of
to provoke an angry or petulant reaction from
get one's finger out
to begin or speed up activity, esp after initial delay or slackness
get a rise out of someone
to deliberately make someone angry by teasing them or making fun of them
get out of someone's face
to leave someone alone and to stop annoying them or interfering with them
get out of someone's hair
to stop being a nuisance to someone
pull/get one's finger out
If you tell someone to pull their finger out or to get their finger out , you are telling them rudely that you want them to start doing some work or making an effort .
get no change out of someone
to get no help at all from someone
someone needs to get out more
If you say that someone needs to get out more , you mean that they are boring or that they are spending too much time concentrating on one particular thing.
get something out of one's system
If you get something out of your system , you take some action so that you no longer want to do it or no longer have strong feelings about it.
get something out of your system
to say or do something that you have been wanting to say or do for a long time, and therefore begin to feel less worried or angry about it
pull your finger out
to start working harder or to start dealing with something
get out of bed on the wrong side
to be ill-tempered from the start of the day
get blood out of a stone/get blood from a stone
If you say that doing something such as getting information or persuading someone to talk to you is like getting blood out of a stone or getting blood from a stone , you are emphasizing that it is very difficult and that people are not being very helpful . In American English, you can also say that it is like getting blood out of a turnip .
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
said to mean that someone should either learn to tolerate the difficulty or unpleasantness of an activity, or stop being involved in it
( person : travel ) 旅行 lǚxíng (: move about ) 各处(處)走动(動) gèchù zǒudòng ▶ I can't get about as much as I used to 我不能再像我过(過)去那样(樣)到处(處)走动(動)了 wǒ bùnéng zài xiàng wǒ guòqù nàyàng dàochù zǒudòng le
got
of get
have
( possess ) 有 yǒu
1 (phrasal verb)
Definition
to leave or escape
I think we should get out while we still can.
Synonyms
leave
Just pack your bags and leave.
She was not allowed to leave the country.
escape
A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.
withdraw
The waiter poured the water and then withdrew.
quit
Police were called when he refused to quit the building.
take off (informal)
He took off at once and headed home.
exit
He exited without saying goodbye.
go
Come on, let's go.
break out
The two men broke out and cut through a perimeter fence.
go away
I wish he'd just go away and leave me alone.
depart
In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney.
evacuate
The residents have evacuated the area.
vacate
I vacated the flat and went back to stay with my parents.
clear out (informal)
`Clear out!' he bawled, `This is private property.'
abscond
A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.
decamp
Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.
hook it (slang)
free yourself
do a bunk (British, slang)
bog off (British, slang)
extricate yourself
sling your hook (British, slang)
rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
2 (phrasal verb)
Definition
to become known
If word gets out now, there'll be a scandal.
Synonyms
become known
emerge
Several interesting facts emerged from his story.
be revealed
be discovered
come to light
Nothing about this sum has come to light.
be disclosed
leak out
See get
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abscond
Definition
to run away unexpectedly
A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.
Synonyms
escape,
flee,
get away,
bolt,
fly,
disappear,
skip,
run off,
slip away,
clear out,
flit (informal),
make off,
break free or out,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
do a runner (slang),
steal away,
sneak away,
do a bunk (British, slang),
fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal),
skedaddle (informal),
take a powder (US, Canadian, slang),
go on the lam (US, Canadian, slang),
make your getaway,
do a Skase (Australian, informal),
make or effect your escape
in the sense of break out
Definition
to make an escape, esp. from prison
The two men broke out and cut through a perimeter fence.
Synonyms
escape,
flee,
bolt,
burst out,
break free,
get free,
break loose,
abscond,
do a bunk (British, slang),
do a Skase (Australian, informal)
in the sense of clear out
`Clear out!' he bawled, `This is private property.'
Synonyms
go away,
leave,
retire,
withdraw,
depart,
beat it (slang),
decamp,
hook it (slang),
slope off,
pack your bags (informal),
make tracks,
bog off (British, slang),
take yourself off,
make yourself scarce,
rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
Nearby words of
get out
get or have or be left with or end up with egg on your face
get or take the measure of something or someone
get or take your kit off
get out
get out of something
get over something
get rid of something or someone
Related terms of
get out
get out of something
Synonyms of 'get out'
get out
Explore 'get out' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of take off
Definition
to set out on a journey
He took off at once and headed home.
Synonyms
depart,
go,
leave,
split (slang),
disappear,
set out,
strike out,
beat it (slang),
hit the road (slang),
abscond,
decamp,
hook it (slang),
slope off,
pack your bags (informal)
in the sense of vacate
Definition
to cause (something) to be empty by leaving
I vacated the flat and went back to stay with my parents.
Synonyms
leave,
quit,
move out of,
give up,
withdraw from,
evacuate,
depart from,
go away from,
leave empty,
relinquish possession of
in the sense of withdraw
Definition
to leave one place to go to another, usually quieter, place