sweat out

verb

sweat out or sweated out; sweating out; sweats out

transitive verb

1

: to work one's way painfully through or to

2

: to endure or wait through the course of

Synonyms

• abide
• absorb
• accept
• bear
• bide [chiefly dialect]
• brook
• countenance
• endure
• go
• hack
• handle
• meet
• pocket
• stand
• stick out
• stomach
• support
• sustain
• take
• tolerate
• wear [British]

Examples of sweat out in a Sentence

I can sweat out one more year of this job—before I totally flip out.

Recent Examples on the Web

Each one is carefully formulated with the optimal amount of electrolytes to replace what your body sweats out and hydrate faster than water alone, along with vitamin C for a boost of support for your immune system. —Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024

Those points could prove crucial come Tuesday, when the idle Celtics will need to sweat out the final round of group-play matchups to learn whether their plus-23 point differential was enough to push them through to the NBA Cup knockout rounds. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2024

For overnight guests, tailor your thermostat settings to meet their needs without sweating out the rest of the family (or sending your home’s energy efficiency spiraling). —Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024

However, keeping Indiana behind Penn State will gives Nittany Lion fans less to sweat out. 4. —Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sweat out

verb

: to suffer or wait through the course of

sweated out the afternoon waiting for the results