get out

What does "get out" mean?

1. To leave a place, room, or vehicle
2. To escape from a situation or obligation
3. To remove something from a container or place
4. To become publicly known (of information or secrets)

Examples

• Get out of the car slowly with your hands up.
• I need to get out of this boring meeting somehow.
• Can you get out the plates for dinner, please?
• The news got out before the official announcement was made.
• She needs to get out more and meet new people.

How to use it

'Get out!' as a command means 'Leave immediately!' and can sound rude or aggressive. 'Get out of here!' can express disbelief.

Word order

Separable when meaning 'to remove': 'get something out' (e.g., 'Get the stain out')

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• get up

  To rise from bed after sleeping

• get back

  To return to a place

• get along

  To have a friendly relationship with someone

• get away

  To escape from a place or person

• get over

  To recover from an illness, shock, or emotional upset

• get through

  To successfully complete or finish something difficult