out
/ˈaʊ̯t/ verb C1- To eject; to expel.
- To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
- To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective. · 2009 March 16, Maurna Desmond, "AIG Outs Counterparties" (online news article), Forbes.com.
- To reveal (a secret). · A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.
- To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc.).
- To kill; to snuff out.
He/she/it outs · Past outed · Past participle outed · -ing form outing
Verb forms
- Base form
- out
- He/she/it
- outs
- Past
- outed
- Past participle
- outed
- -ing form
- outing
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But it was done somehow and smoothed down; and then Marilla, to get rid of her, told her she might go out-of-doors and amuse herself until dinnertime.
On the very threshold she stopped short, wheeled about, came back and sat down by the table, light and glow as effectually blotted out as if some one had clapped an extinguisher on her.
I’ll set your tea out for you and I’ll be home in time to milk the cows.”
On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
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