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

Mattova said the female driver then abruptly slammed on her brakes and told her to get out of the car at a busy intersection. —Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025

At a time when injustice rages in so many realms, and documentary film is struggling in so many quarters, the latter getting out there and swinging may not be the worst idea. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Dec. 2025

Arvid Söderblom stopped 46 shots — 39 in the first two periods — in a standout effort for the struggling Blackhawks, who will be eager to get out of Southern California after losing 6-0 at Los Angeles on Saturday. —CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025

Utah State completed a deep pass to get into Boise State territory on the final play, but couldn’t get out of bounds in time to get off another play. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 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