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

• break
• circulate
• come out
• get about
• get around
• get round
• leak (out)
• out
• spread

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

Mitchell stopped the car and both of them got out, then Mitchell hit Hill in the head and body with a bat, according to deputies. —Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 26 May 2025

The last two batters might as well have ducked out the way on strike three, nervous that Winter’s 90-something mph fastball was headed straight for their shoulders, only to be greeted with the break of a slider good enough to get out professional hitters. —Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2025

Officers are seen getting out, moving Taylor to the ground and arresting him. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025

Rossi got out of the car and threw his gloves down to the ground. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 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