outadverb, preposition
uk/aʊt/us/aʊt/out adverb, preposition (AWAY FROM INSIDE)
B1 used to show movement away from the inside of a place or container:
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- Don't go out with wet hair - you might catch a chill.
- He'd been chucked out of a club for fighting.
- You can come out now, the coast is clear.
- She smacked her books down on the table and stormed out of the room.
- I'm just going out for a bit. See you later.
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From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open
- open-air
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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out adverb, preposition (OUTSIDE)
outside a building or room:
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- The weather had conspired to ruin their day out.
- They had to sleep out after they forgot their tent.
- If you hang your clothes out in the bright sun, they will fade.
- Without a sleeping bag, you would freeze to death out there on the mountainside.
- The most common parental admonition must surely be "Don't stay out late!"
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From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open
- open-air
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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out adverb, preposition (ABSENT)
A2 absent for a short time from the place where you live or work:
A2 used to refer to a period of time when someone goes away from home for a social activity:
used to refer to a time when someone is away from the main office in order to do a particular job:
In a library, if a book is out, it has been borrowed by someone:
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- I was out when the postman came.
- I'll be out all afternoon.
- I tried to ring him, but he always seems to be out.
- They broke in while he was out playing football.
- Don't come round later - I'll probably be out.
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Absent
- absence
- absent
- absentee
- AWOL
- be conspicuous by your absence idiom
- conspicuous
- go AWOL idiom
- in absentia
- lacuna
- miss
- missing
- missing person
- no-show
- nowhere
- nowhere to be found idiom
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out adverb, preposition (DISAPPEAR)
B1 to the point where something is removed or disappears:
B2 used to say that no more of something is available:
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- My patience is beginning to run out.
- If you think it's wrong, cross it out and write it again.
- Did you put the lights out downstairs?
- I've chucked out all my old clothes.
- Since my heart attack, I've cut fatty foods out altogether.
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From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open
- open-air
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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out adverb, preposition (DEFEATED)
(in sport) no longer able to play because your turn is over:
(in politics) no longer able to govern because you have lost an election:
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- Hick was out for 56 just before lunch.
- The last batsman was out with the team still 34 runs short of victory.
- Australia were all out for 278 in their second innings.
- Vaughan was given out lbw for 42.
- Stewart made 46 before he was out.
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- convincing
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walk it idiom
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
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out adverb, preposition (GIVE)
to many people:
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- Some software can be configured to prevent children from giving out their phone numbers on the internet.
- By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers spoon-fed us with what we needed for the exam.
- The clinic gives out free condoms.
- We sent out the wedding invitations about three weeks ago.
- He gave out a questionnaire at the end of the meeting.
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Large in number or quantity
- a (whole) heap of sth idiom
- a hundred/thousand/million and one idiom
- a whole lot idiom
- amount
- and then some idiom
- bag
- full-on
- half
- heap
- huge
- in buckets idiom
- in spades idiom
- million
- some
- thick on the ground idiom
- thing
- tremendous
- untold
- upward(s) of
- whole
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out adverb, preposition (MOVE AWAY)
spreading out from a central point over a wider area:
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- The stone she threw caused ripples to spread out across the lake.
- The wake spread out in a v-shape behind the ship.
- From our lofty vantage point, we could see the city spread out below us.
- The repayments on the loan can be spread out over three years.
- The dough spreads out as you roll it.
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From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open
- open-air
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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out adverb, preposition (AVAILABLE)
B1 When a book, magazine, film, or musical recording is out, it is available to the public:
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- Her latest novel is out at the end of the month.
- How did you manage to get a copy of that book? It's not out yet!
- I can't wait for his latest movie to come out.
- Her new album is out just in time for Christmas.
- Hundreds of new magazines come out every year.
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Available and accessible
- accessible
- at your command idiom
- availability
- available
- be there for sb idiom
- bookable
- come out
- hand
- nothing
- on hand idiom
- on stream idiom
- on/about your person idiom
- open (sth) up
- person
- ready
- ready-made
- release
- season
- vacant
- vacant possession
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out adverb, preposition (APPEAR)
B1 able to be seen:
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- The clouds finally parted and the sun came out.
- The morning mist had lifted and the sun was starting to come out.
- The rash had come out all over her forearm.
- Let's go while the sun's out.
- The sun came out and thawed the ice.
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Visible
- (as) large as life idiom
- discernible
- eye-catching
- full
- high-visibility
- large
- mile
- noticeable
- perceptible
- prominent
- relief
- show
- sore
- stand
- stand (out) in relief idiom
- stand/stick out like a sore thumb idiom
- stick
- stick out
- visibility
- visible
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out adverb, preposition (VERY)
used to make the meaning of a word stronger:
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- Leave it to me - I'll sort it out tomorrow.
- Try not to get worked up , I'm sure we can sort the problem out.
- You must be tired out after all that driving - why don't you have a little sleep?
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Stressing & emphasizing
- accent
- accentuate
- drive
- emphasis
- emphasize
- emphatic
- exactly
- freaking
- fronting
- gloss
- hammer sth home idiom
- howling
- impress sth on/upon sb
- place
- play sth up
- point
- point sth out
- point sth up
- should
- underline
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out adverb, preposition (LOUD)
used with verbs describing sounds to emphasize the loudness of the sound:
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- They looked at the picture and laughed out loud.
- Oh, for crying out loud, why won't you listen to me!
- Ken screamed out a warning telling people to get out of the way.
- I had this sudden impulse to shout out "Rubbish!" in the middle of her speech.
- A cry of warning rang out.
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Noise & noisy
- (at) full blast idiom
- abuzz
- blast
- boom
- brouhaha
- cacophony
- clamorous
- clangour
- crackle
- disturb
- ear-piercing
- howling
- loud
- noise pollution
- racket
- roaring
- row 1
- strident
- thunder
- tumult
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out adverb, preposition (FAR AWAY)
C2 a long distance away from land, a town, or your own country:
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- She lived out in Australia for a long time.
- Helen lived out in Oregon for two years before moving back east.
- She could see the sailing boats way out on the horizon.
- He lives out in the suburbs.
- They moved out to the countryside after ten years in the city.
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Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhere idiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could see idiom
- away
- beaten
- far
- further
- furthermost
- furthest
- light years away idiom
- lonely
- middle
- remotely
- the back of beyond idiom
- virtually
- wide
- you're getting colder idiom
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out adverb, preposition (LIGHT/FIRE)
B2 If a light or fire is out, it is no longer shining or burning:
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Darkness & becoming dark
- black sth out
- blackness
- blackout
- dark
- darken
- deepen
- dingy
- draw
- draw in
- dull
- gloomy
- half-light
- inky
- matt
- moonless
- pitch-dark
- shady
- silhouette
- Stygian
- the gloaming
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out adverb, preposition (COAST)
away from the coast or beach:
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- At what time does the tide start to go out?
- The sea level is 5 metres lower when the tide is out.
- Cows graze on the marshes when the tide is out.
- At about three o'clock, the tide started to go out.
- The boats will put (out) to sea on this evening's high tide.
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Terms for location & direction used at sea
- abaft
- adrift
- afloat
- aft
- aground
- amidships
- ashore
- astern
- deck
- fore
- inshore
- offshore
- onshore
- overboard
- shore
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out adverb, preposition (MADE PUBLIC)
(of information) no longer kept secret:
If a gay person comes out, they tell people that they are gay, and do not keep it a secret:
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- When the truth came out, there was public outrage.
- After her death, it came out that she'd lied about her age.
- The basic facts of the story are out, but the details are still fuzzy.
- It's too late, the rumours are out now.
- Shocking revelations about their private life came out in the Sunday papers.
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Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- blow/take the lid off sth idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- dob sb in
- emerge
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- give sth away
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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out adverb, preposition (SPORT)
(of a ball in a sport such as tennis) landing outside one of the lines that mark the area where the game is played:
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- The umpire overruled the line judge who had called the ball out.
- The referee judged that the ball had gone out before the player crossed it.
- His second serve landed out, giving his opponent two match points.
- You should have left that ball. It was going out.
- The ball was just out.
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From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open
- open-air
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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out adverb, preposition (UNCONSCIOUS)
unconscious or sleeping:
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- She passed out when she heard the news.
- I couldn't hold my breath for that long without passing out.
- It was so hot in the room, I thought I was going to pass out.
- She hit her head on the ceiling and knocked herself out.
- The sleeping tablets knocked him out for 18 hours.
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Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping
- beauty
- bed
- bunk
- bye-byes
- catnap
- conk
- dead
- delayed sleep phase pattern
- disco nap
- kip
- sleep over
- sleeper
- sleepyhead
- slept
- sound
- soundly
- tuck
- tuck sb in
- turn
- turn in
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out adverb, preposition (NOT ACCURATE)
C1 informal not accurate:
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Wrong
- aberrant
- abnormal
- amiss
- anomaly
- awry
- bark
- flawed
- gross
- grossly
- have no business doing sth idiom
- imprecise
- improper
- impropriety
- invalid 1
- irregular
- mis-
- misspeak
- mistaken
- off beam
- quarrel with sth
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out adverb, preposition (EXISTING)
UK informal (used with superlatives) available or in existence:
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Available and accessible
- accessible
- at your command idiom
- availability
- available
- be there for sb idiom
- bookable
- come out
- hand
- nothing
- on hand idiom
- on stream idiom
- on/about your person idiom
- open (sth) up
- person
- ready
- ready-made
- release
- season
- vacant
- vacant possession
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out adverb, preposition (FINISHED)
used to show that a period of time is finished:
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Finished & over
- bar
- be (all) over bar the shouting idiom
- be done and dusted idiom
- can 1
- closed
- done
- down
- finished
- finito
- in the can idiom
- lapsed
- last
- mission
- one, two, etc. down, one, two etc. to go. idiom
- see
- through
- to the last idiom
- up
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out adverb, preposition (NOT ACCEPTABLE)
informal not acceptable or not possible:
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Unachievable
- be (a) no go idiom
- be on a hiding to nothing idiom
- be out of your league idiom
- cat
- elusive
- ghost
- impossible
- impracticable
- in/out of the running idiom
- infeasible
- inoperable
- league
- no way idiom
- nohow
- running
- unfeasible
- unworkable
- way
- will-o'-the-wisp
- you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear idiom
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out adverb, preposition (NOT FASHIONABLE)
informal no longer fashionable or popular:
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Old or old-fashioned
- a thing of the past idiom
- age-old
- ageing
- aging
- ancient
- feel your age idiom
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have had its/your day idiom
- hoary
- neanderthal
- oldish
- out of date
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- used
- vintage
- went out with the ark idiom
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out adverb, preposition (INTEND)
doing something, or intending to do something, for an unpleasant reason or only because it is good for you and not others:
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Wanting things
- ache for sth
- acquisitive
- ambitious
- angle
- angle for sth
- aspirant
- fancy
- finger
- hang the cost/expense idiom
- hanker after/for sth
- have your eye on sth idiom
- hunger
- hunger after/for sth
- pine
- set your sights on sth idiom
- shook
- sight
- sth is calling you idiom
- straw
- tempt
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Idiom(s)
outverb [ T often passive ]
uk/aʊt/us/aʊt/to publish the fact that a famous person is gay, especially when that person does not want it to be known:
outnoun
uk/aʊt/us/aʊt/[ C usually singular ] informal an excuse or reason for avoiding an unpleasant situation:
People who are on the outs have argued and are not now friendly with each other:
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Not being friendly
- (at) daggers drawn idiom
- abrasive
- antisocial
- asocial
- austere
- estrange
- estranged
- forbidding
- frostily
- give sb the time of day idiom
- hostile
- icy
- saturnine
- sour
- unsociable
- unwelcoming
- wintry
- with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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