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== English == === Alternative forms === oot (Northumbria) oute (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English out, oute, from a combination of Old English ūt (“out”, preposition & adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out”); and Old English ūte (“outside; without”, adverb), from Proto-Germanic *ūtai (“out; outside”); both from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“upwards, away”). === Pronunciation === (UK) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aʊt/ (MLE) IPA(key): /ɒʔ/ (Northumbria) IPA(key): /uːt/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ɘʉt/ (General American) IPA(key): /aʊt/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ʌʊt/, [əut] (Southern Ontario) IPA(key): [ɛʊt] (Nova Scotia) IPA(key): [ɵut] (General Australian) IPA(key): /æɔt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /æʊt/ Rhymes: -aʊt === Adverb === out (not comparable) Away from the inside or centre. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus. Specifically, away from home or one's usual place. Away from the doer, especially vigorously. (informal) Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually after, the present or a stated event) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from") Outside; not indoors. (sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area. Into a state of non-operation or non-existence. To the end; completely; so that nothing remains. 1984, "All cried out", song by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet: I'm all cried out / You took a whole lot of loving for a handful of nothing Shows that an activity has been completed to the point of exhaustion. Used to intensify or emphasize. Into a state of existence or visibility. (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc. (cricket, baseball, of a player) So as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket or a forced out in baseball). ==== Synonyms ==== (not at home): away ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “not at home”): in ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== There are numerous individual phrasal verbs, such as come out, go out, pull out, put out, take out, and so on. === Preposition === out (informal, sometimes proscribed) From the inside to the outside of; out of. [from 14th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== The use of out as a preposition, as in look out the window, is standard in American, Australian, and New Zealand English, and is common in speech and informal contexts in Britain, but is not accepted in formal British English. ==== Synonyms ==== (away from the inside): through ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “away from the inside”): in ==== Derived terms ==== out-of-bounds ==== Translations ==== === Noun === out (plural outs) A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc. Hyponyms: cop-out, get-out (baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc. (cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball. (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner. (dated) A trip out; an outing. (chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office. Antonym: in A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space. (printing, dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission. (film, colloquial) An outtake. (obsolete) A dram glass. ==== Descendants ==== → Greek: άουτ (áout) → Japanese: アウト (auto) → Korean: 아웃 (aut) → Spanish: out ==== Translations ==== === Verb === out (third-person singular simple present outs, present participle outing, simple past and past participle outed) (transitive) To eject; to expel. (intransitive) To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent. Synonyms: come to light, crop out Coordinate term: crop up (transitive) To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective. 2009 March 16, Maurna Desmond, "AIG Outs Counterparties" (online news article), Forbes.com. (transitive) To reveal (a secret). (transitive, LGBTQ) To reveal (a person) as LGBTQ+ (gay, trans, etc). To kill; to snuff out. ==== Synonyms ==== (reveal a secret): See also Thesaurus:divulge ==== Descendants ==== → German: outen ⇒ Polish: autować ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === out (not comparable) Not inside or within a place, especially a place that someone or something was formerly inside or is customarily inside: Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment. Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement. Not fitted or inserted into something. (sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or passing or being situated beyond the bounds of the playing area. Not (or no longer) acceptable or in consideration, play, availability, or operation: (in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game. (of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility. (of options) No longer acceptable or permissible. (of certain services, devices, or facilities) Not available; out of service. (of a user of a service) Not having availability of a service, such as power or communications. (of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning. (of an organization, etc.) Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual. Unconscious. No longer popular or in fashion. Open or public (about something). (LGBTQ) Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc). (by extension, uncommon) Open, public; public about or openly acknowledging some (usually specified) identity. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:out. Freed from secrecy. Available to be seen, or to be interacted with in some way: Released, available for purchase, download or other use. (of flowers) In bloom. (of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds. (obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted. (of the tide) At or near its lowest level. Without; no longer in possession of; not having any more. Synonym: all out (intensive but synonymous) Hyponym: fresh out of (broadly synonymous) (of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies, or in error by a stated amount. ==== Usage notes ==== In cricket, the specific cause or rule under which a batsman is out appears after the word “out”, e.g., “out hit the ball twice”. In baseball, the cause is expressed as a verb with adverbial “out”, e.g., “he grounded out”. ==== Synonyms ==== (no longer popular): démodé, passé, unchic; see also Thesaurus:unfashionable ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “disqualified from playing”): in, safe (antonym(s) of “openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+”): closeted, in the closet ==== Hyponyms ==== (openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+): openly gay, etc. ==== Related terms ==== (no longer in possession of): run out ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === out (procedure word, especially military) A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response. (slang, somewhat humorous, following one's own name) Used as a brusque or dramatic farewell Get out; begone; away! ==== Coordinate terms ==== over ==== Derived terms ==== over and out ==== Related terms ==== outen ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === See also Category:English phrasal verbs formed with "out" === References === Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8 “out”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Breton == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ut/ === Verb === out second-person singular present indicative of bezañ == Bukiyip == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [əwutʰ] === Noun === out rat === References === 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics. == Chinese == === Alternative forms === OUT === Etymology === From English outdated. === Pronunciation === === Verb === out (slang) to be outdated Antonym: in === Adjective === out (Hong Kong Cantonese) outdated Antonym: in === References === English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English out. === Adjective === out (indeclinable) (colloquial or informal) unfashionable (out of fashion) Synonym: (informal) yt Antonym: in (sports) out of bounds Synonym: ude Antonym: god === References === “out” in Den Danske Ordbog == Finnish == === Etymology === < English out === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯t/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪] Rhymes: -ɑut === Adverb === out (informal) out (no longer popular or in fashion) == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English out. Doublet of aus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʊ̯t/, [ʔaʊ̯tʰ] Rhymes: -aʊ̯t === Adjective === out (indeclinable, predicative only) (colloquial) out of fashion Synonyms: altmodisch, unmodern Antonyms: angesagt; (colloquial) in (Austria, Switzerland, dated anywhere else, sports) ball crossing or landing outside of baseline or sideline (Association football: touchline) and thus becoming out of play Synonym: aus Der Ball war out. ― The ball was out. ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable, predicative-only. ==== Derived terms ==== Out === Further reading === “out” in Duden online “out” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “out”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2026 “out”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2026 == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French août (“August”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ut/ === Noun === out August == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From French août. === Noun === out August == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ou̯t/ === Adjective === out (comparative ouder, superlative outst) old Antonym: jonc ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ouden ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: oud, (obsolete) oudtAfrikaans: ou, oudBerbice Creole Dutch: hauJersey Dutch: āud, āutNegerhollands: oud, ouw, houw, houSkepi Creole Dutch: ou, oudWest Flemish: elde Limburgish: aad === Further reading === “out”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “out (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I == Middle English == === Adverb === out alternative form of oute == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English out. === Noun === out m (plural outs) (baseball) out == Yola == === Adverb === out alternative form of udh === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867