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adverb / preposition / verb / adjective / noun

out

OWT/aʊt/

Beyond the inside of a place.

The child steps out of the play tunnel into the open yard.

A child steps away from the center of a play tunnel and emerges from inside it into the open yard.
Etymology
outOld Englishout, outside

Old English ūt already meant “out” or “outside.” The selected sense preserves this basic spatial idea: movement from an interior or central point toward the outside.

In context

TED speaker0:35
A father came out of his house
Scott Fraser: The problem with eyewitness testimony
TED speaker5:56
He took the deck out of the box.
Helder Guimarães: A magical search for a coincidence

More examples

  • Mom is out, but she should be home soon.
  • The report outs him as the anonymous donor.
  • The referee rules that the ball is out.
  • The cancellation gives us an out from an expensive commitment.

Forms

out · outs · outed · outing

Similar words

outside
Outside specifically emphasizes a location beyond an enclosed space.
away
Away emphasizes distance or absence rather than crossing a boundary.