get out

get out
phrasal verb
Word forms "get out":
present tense I/you/we/they get out he/she/it gets out present participle getting out past tense got out past participle got out
1)
a) [intransitive] used for telling someone to leave

The teacher screamed at him to get out.

get out of:

Get out of my house!

b) get someone out
[transitive] to make another person leave

Get that man out of my bedroom!

2) [intransitive] to go to different places and spend time enjoying yourself

We don't get out much, as we have a young baby.

3) [transitive] to remove something that is inside or mixed with something else

I washed the shirt twice, but I couldn't get the stain out.

get something out of something:

Mike got a splinter of glass out of Jenny's toe.

4) [intransitive] if something secret gets out, a lot of people find out about it

There was a huge public outcry when the news got out.

get out that:

It quickly got out that Marie was leaving Danny.

5) get someone out
[transitive] to remove someone from their job, especially from a position of political power

They were confident they could get the Conservatives out.

6) [transitive] to manage to say something

He tried to protest, but couldn't get the words out.

7) [transitive] to make something such as a new book available for people to buy

There was the usual rush to get the dictionary out on time.

8) get out!
mainly American spoken used for saying you are surprised by something or do not believe it

English dictionary. 2014.

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