mæp aʊt
neutral
intermediate
- Base verb:
- map
- Particle:
- out
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "map out" mean?
To plan something carefully and in detail.
Examples
- We need to map out a strategy before launching.
- She mapped out her career path at twenty.
- The coach mapped out the training schedule.
- Let's map out the route before the road trip.
How to use it
Common in business and project management.
Word order
Can be separated: 'map it out', 'map a plan out'.
Similar expressions
plan out
outline
chart
lay out
Opposites
improvise
wing it
Related phrasal verbs
- get out
To leave a place, room, or vehicle
- turn out
To have a particular result or end in a certain way
- go out
To leave your home for social activities or entertainment
- give out
To distribute something to multiple people
- bring out
To produce and release a new product, book, or album
- come out
To become known or revealed
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