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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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 So instead of getting out your sad, chipped mixing bowls as your backup serving pieces, grab a three-piece set of these Trudeau porcelain serving bowls. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025 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 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 22 Oct. 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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