get out

verb

got out; got out or gotten out; getting out; gets out

intransitive verb

1

: leave, escape

doubted that he would get out alive

2

: to become known : leak out

their secret got out

transitive verb

1

: to cause to leave or escape

2

: to bring before the public

especially : publish

Synonyms of get out

• spread
• circulate
• get around
• come out

Examples of get out in a Sentence

news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media

tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance

Recent Examples on the Web

The Pittsburgh Steelers played one of their better games defensively on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Chargers, but unfortunately their offense couldn't get out of their own way, struggling pretty much from start to finish to find any rhythm. —Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025

Studies have shown, too, that blind people whose natural melatonin cycles get out of whack, leaving them with a form of constant jet lag, can benefit from supplementation. —Veronique Greenwood, Time, 10 Nov. 2025

The circle theme is life going places and never getting out of the circle, and the creature breaks that circle. —Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025

The team that couldn’t get out of its own way at Boston College is the same one that blew the doors off Navy. —Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for get out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

get out

verb

1

: publish sense 2a

2

: to escape or help to escape

3

: to become known : leak out

their secret got out