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 issue wasn't even on the agenda Tuesday night, but comes after word got out that data center developers had been lobbying city leaders. — Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The endorsements carry weight because unions give money to campaigns and provide boots-on-the-ground support to get out the vote. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Oil is getting out of the strait – but the number is closer to 4 million barrels per day, according to JPMorgan. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Every company operating now has to decide whether to react to it incrementally or get out ahead of it. — Eric Giesecke, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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