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

• 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 vehicle finally stopped in a neighborhood near Recker and Warner roads, where the driver got out and jumped into a backyard, the news release said. —Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025

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At one point that evening, the 5-year-old got out of the cab and was hit by part of the equipment. —Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025

When word got out about the parking lot proposal, the students organized to gather documentation and plan testimony to help make their case. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 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