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.

3

—used interjectionally to express surprise or disbelief

Get out! I can't believe he was actually in your office.

—Rená A. Finney

Really? Get out of here! I don't believe you.

—Michael R. Espina

"No way," he said, the first of many times. "Get out of town, that didn't happen."

—Karl Luntta

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 now farmers who want to switch to solar are finding the strict rules are like expensive locks on their property, with high fees to get out of the agreements. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

In an interview with Deadline, Jobson said Jaq will pick up five years after the events of the final season of Top Boy, in which Jaq tried to get out of the Summerhouse drug game. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Billy Ray is getting out ahead of the story, and framing the name change as a reflection of Miley’s place in the pop firmament. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Security camera footage shows Clarke and the driver get out of the car and walk into the store, exiting minutes later, Detective Kelly Gomez wrote in the report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 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