get out

verb

got out; got out or gotten out; getting out; gets out
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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

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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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But, when the Vols couldn’t get out of their own way, South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers and defensive end Dylan Stewart kicked the door down. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Afusia, a 5-foot-11, 265-pound junior lineman, sure looked quick getting out in front of Fields on his long touchdown run. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 All workers got out safely and were accounted for without any injuries, Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said in a Facebook video. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby has proved to be a workhorse for the team all postseason and after getting out of the eighth inning with ease, his ninth inning lift was a bit harder. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get out

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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The first known use of get out was in the 14th century

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get out

verb
1
: publish sense 2a
2
: to escape or help to escape
3
: to become known : leak out
their secret got out
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