Phrase guide

get out

intj · verb · 23 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

intj

Meaning 1

Commanding a person to leave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally

Examples

  • Get out! I never want to see you in here again!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

Indicating incredulity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

Expressing disapproval or disgust, especially after a bad joke.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, slang

Examples

  • Just get out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To leave or escape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • In case of fire, get out by the nearest exit.
  • You have to get out on a bull to succeed in a rodeo.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To be released, especially from hospital or prison.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • He's been in prison for six months, but he gets out next week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To remove one's money from an investment; to end an investment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • I think copper prices will plummet this fall, so I'm getting out while I can.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To help (someone) leave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We must get the children out first.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To take (something) from its container or storage place, so as to use or display it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Get the playing cards out and we'll have a game of snap.
  • It's time to get the Christmas decorations out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To leave the inside of a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • I'll get out at the end of the road and walk from there.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To become known.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Somehow the secret got out.
  • We have to act before that fact gets out on us.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To spend free time out of the house.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • You work too hard. You should get out more.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To publish or make available; to disseminate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The organization has just gotten their newsletter out.
  • This candidate is struggling to get her message out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To say with difficulty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He could hardly get the words out for the tears.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • This detergent will get most household stains out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • School gets out in the afternoon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She gets away with murder!
  • I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: get off, get away, get by, escape

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: avoid

Narrower terms: evade

18

verb

Meaning 18

be released or become known; of news

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • News of her death broke in the morning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: break, get around

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: leak, leak out

19

verb

Meaning 19

express with difficulty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I managed to get out a few words

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: state, say, tell

20

verb

Meaning 20

take out of a container or enclosed space

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bring out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unpack, take out

Narrower terms: winkle, winkle out

21

verb

Meaning 21

bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • draw a weapon
  • pull out a gun
  • The mugger pulled a knife on his victim

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: draw, pull, pull out, take out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw

Narrower terms: unsheathe

22

verb

Meaning 22

move out or away

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The troops pulled out after the cease-fire

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pull out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leave, go forth, go away

23

verb

Meaning 23

move out of or depart from

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • leave the room
  • the fugitive has left the country

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exit, go out, leave

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: move

Narrower terms: go, go away, depart, pop out, file out, hop out, get off, fall out, step out, eject, undock, log out, log off

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

127 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: bas bayıra — commanding a person to leave
  • Azerbaijani: rədd ol — commanding a person to leave
  • Chinese Cantonese: 躝 /𨅬 (laan1) — commanding a person to leave
  • Chinese Cantonese: 扯 (ce2) — commanding a person to leave
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滾 /滚 (gǔn) — commanding a person to leave
  • German: Raus! (hier) — commanding a person to leave
  • German: Verschwinde! — commanding a person to leave
  • Japanese: 出て行け (deteike) — commanding a person to leave
  • Polish: wypierdalać — commanding a person to leave
  • Chinese Cantonese: 躝 /𨅬 (laan1) — indicating incredulity
  • Chinese Cantonese: 扯 (ce2) — indicating incredulity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滾 /滚 (gǔn) — indicating incredulity
  • German: Hör' doch auf! — indicating incredulity
  • Malayalam: പോ (pō) — indicating incredulity
  • Malayalam: പുറത്തിറങ്ങ് (puṟattiṟaṅṅŭ) — indicating incredulity
  • Malayalam: ഇറങ്ങിപ്പോകൂ (iṟaṅṅippōkū) — indicating incredulity
  • Persian: برو بابا (boro bâbâ) — indicating incredulity
  • Polish: wynoś się — indicating incredulity
  • Russian: иди ты! (idi ty!) — indicating incredulity
  • Serbo-Croatian: van — indicating incredulity
  • Serbo-Croatian: marš van — indicating incredulity
  • Serbo-Croatian: tornjati — indicating incredulity
  • Turkish: defol — indicating incredulity
  • Turkish: defolun — indicating incredulity
  • Bengali: বেরোনো (berōnō) — to leave or escape
  • Esperanto: eliri — to leave or escape
  • Finnish: lähteä — to leave or escape
  • Finnish: poistua — to leave or escape
  • Finnish: paeta — to leave or escape
  • French: sortir — to leave or escape
  • Galician: escapar — to leave or escape
  • Galician: saír — to leave or escape
  • German: aussteigen — to leave or escape
  • Greek: βγαίνω (vgaíno) — to leave or escape
  • Hungarian: elmegy — to leave or escape
  • Hungarian: elmenekül — to leave or escape
  • Hungarian: távozik — to leave or escape
  • Ido: ekirar — to leave or escape
  • Japanese: 出て行く (deteiku) — to leave or escape
  • Korean: 나오다 (naoda) — to leave or escape
  • Korean: 나가다 (nagada) — to leave or escape
  • Malay: keluar — to leave or escape
  • Malay: meninggalkan — to leave or escape
  • Malay: terbit — to leave or escape
  • Malay: tubik — to leave or escape
  • Malayalam: പോ (pō) — to leave or escape
  • Malayalam: പുറത്ത് പോകൂ (puṟattŭ pōkū) — to leave or escape
  • Malayalam: ഇറങ്ങ് (iṟaṅṅŭ) — to leave or escape
  • Polish: wychodzić — to leave or escape
  • Polish: wyjść — to leave or escape
  • Portuguese: sair — to leave or escape
  • Spanish: salir — to leave or escape
  • Finnish: selvitä — to come out of a situation
  • French: s'en sortir — to come out of a situation
  • Galician: escapar — to come out of a situation
  • Galician: saír — to come out of a situation
  • German: davonkommen — to come out of a situation
  • Hungarian: kijut — to come out of a situation
  • Hungarian: kiszabadul — to come out of a situation
  • Malayalam: പുറത്ത് വരുക (puṟattŭ varuka) — to come out of a situation
  • Malayalam: പുറത്തിറങ്ങുക (puṟattiṟaṅṅuka) — to come out of a situation
  • Polish: uciekać — to come out of a situation
  • German: herauskommen — to be released (hospital, prison ...)
  • German: aussteigen — to remove one's money from or to end an investment
  • Finnish: auttaa ulos — to help someone leave
  • Finnish: viedä ulos — to help someone leave
  • French: sortir — to help someone leave
  • German: hinausführen — to help someone leave
  • German: nach draußen bringen — to help someone leave
  • Hungarian: kiment — to help someone leave
  • Hungarian: kiszabadít — to help someone leave
  • Malay: mengeluarkan — to help someone leave
  • Finnish: ottaa esille — to take something from its container
  • French: sortir — to take something from its container
  • German: herausholen — to take something from its container
  • Hungarian: kivesz — to take something from its container
  • Hungarian: elővesz — to take something from its container
  • Korean: 꺼내다 (kkeonaeda) — to take something from its container
  • Malayalam: പുറത്തെടുക്കുക (puṟatteṭukkuka) — to take something from its container
  • Polish: wyjmować — to take something from its container
  • Polish: wyjąć — to take something from its container
  • Finnish: jäädä pois — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • French: descendre — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • German: aussteigen — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Hungarian: kiszáll — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Japanese: 降りる (oriru) — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Malay: keluar — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Malay: turun — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Malayalam: പുറത്തിറങ്ങുക (puṟattiṟaṅṅuka) — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Polish: wysiadać — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Polish: wysiąść — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Spanish: bajarse — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Spanish: salir — to leave a vehicle such as a car
  • Finnish: paljastua — to become known
  • German: herauskommen — to become known
  • German: rauskommen — to become known
  • Hungarian: kitudódik — to become known
  • Hungarian: kiszivárog — to become known
  • Hungarian: híre megy — to become known
  • Polish: wydać się — to become known
  • Polish: wyjść na jaw — to become known
  • Finnish: käydä ulkona — to spend free time out of the house
  • French: sortir — to spend free time out of the house
  • German: rausgehen — to spend free time out of the house
  • Hungarian: kimozdul — to spend free time out of the house
  • Spanish: salir — to spend free time out of the house
  • Finnish: julkaista — to publish something
  • Finnish: levittää — to publish something
  • French: sortir — to publish something
  • French: lancer — to publish something
  • German: herausbringen — to publish something
  • Hungarian: publikál — to publish something
  • Hungarian: közread — to publish something
  • Hungarian: kiad — to publish something
  • Hungarian: megjelentet — to publish something
  • Korean: 나오다 (naoda) — to publish something
  • Malay: terbit — to publish something
  • Spanish: lanzar — to publish something
  • Finnish: saada suustaan (sanaa) — to say something with difficulty
  • German: hervorbringen — to say something with difficulty
  • Hungarian: kiprésel magából — to say something with difficulty
  • Hungarian: kinyög — to say something with difficulty
  • Finnish: puhdistaa — to clean, eliminate dirt or stains
  • Finnish: saada pois — to clean, eliminate dirt or stains
  • German: rauskriegen — to clean, eliminate dirt or stains
  • Hungarian: kiszed — to clean, eliminate dirt or stains
  • Hungarian: eltávolít — to clean, eliminate dirt or stains