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

Synonyms

• break
• circulate
• come out
• get about
• get around
• get round
• leak (out)
• out
• spread

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

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Damona Hoffman, a relationship coach, always encourages her clients to empower themselves by getting out and trying to date. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 20 Sep. 2024

Bad Bunny, who has been helping get out the vote, uses the recent seventh anniversary of Hurricane Maria to address the political response to the disaster. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Sep. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

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

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