Phrase guide

map out

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To create a map of an area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To organise a plan; to analyze a situation; to figure out a problem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To make explicit; to explain in detail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

plan, delineate, or arrange in detail

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • map one's future

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: map

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plan, project, contrive, design

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: kreślić mapę — to create a map
  • Polish: rozplanowywać — to organize a plan
  • Polish: rozplanować — to organize a plan
  • Polish: nakreślać — to explain in detail
  • Polish: nakreślić — to explain in detail
  • Polish: określać — to explain in detail
  • Polish: określić — to explain in detail