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

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
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In between shows, Green likes to get out and do a little thrifting. Daniela Avila, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Double-edge support rails won’t sink in, making getting out of bed more comfortable. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025 For the most part, this has not been an incident that had a lot of false information getting out there. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2025 Miller's 15-year-old and daughter and her twin 18-year-old sons were able to get out of the water safely on their own. Doha Madani, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get out

Word History

First Known Use

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of get out was in the 14th century

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“Get out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20out. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

get out

verb
1
2
: to escape or help to escape
3
: to become known : leak out
their secret got out
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