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

But word got out and large crowds of people overran the land and destroyed nearly everything Sutter had. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026

At some point, as shown in eyewitness video obtained by Bay Area News Group, Husien is seen briefly entering the police vehicle before getting out and running west toward the Highway 87 underpass. —Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026

Sleeping in Doesn’t Mean Your Teen Is Lazy Experts are united in myth-busting the trope of the lazy teenager who won’t get out of bed on the weekend. —Hannah Silverman, Parents, 23 Jan. 2026

But the intent is to get out and fight this disease. —Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 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