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   /out/

   adverb

   • 1. moving or appearing to move away from a particular place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden: "he walked out into the street"
   • ▪ situated or operating in the open air, not in buildings: "the search-and-rescue team have been out looking for you"
   • ▪ no longer detained in custody or in jail: "they would be out on bail in no time"
   • 2. situated far or at a particular distance from somewhere: "an old farmhouse right out in the middle of nowhere"
   • ▪ to sea, away from the land: "the fleet put out from Cyprus"
   • ▪ (of the tide) falling or at its lowest level: "the tide was going out"
   • 3. away from home: "he's gone out"
   • ▪ in or to a public place for purposes of pleasure or entertainment: "an evening out at a restaurant"
   • 4. so as to be revealed or known: "find out what you can"
   • ▪ aloud; so as to be heard: "Miss Beard cried out in horror"
   • 5. at or to an end: "the romance fizzled out"
   • ▪ so as to be finished or complete: "I'll leave them to fight it out"
   • ▪ in various other completive uses: "the crowd had thinned out"
   • 6. (of a light or fire) so as to be extinguished or no longer burning: "at ten o'clock the lights went out"
   • ▪ (of a stain or mark) no longer visible; removed: "try to get the stain out"
   • 7. (of a jury) considering its verdict in secrecy.
   • 8. indicating a specified distance away from the goal line or finishing line: "he scored from 70 meters out"
   • 9. (of a party, politician, etc.) not in office.

   preposition

   • 1. through to the outside: "he ran out the door"

   adjective

   • 1. not at home or at one's place of work: "if he called, she'd pretend to be out" Similar not herenot at homenot ingone awayawayelsewhereabsentaway from one's deskOpposite in
   • ▪ (of the ball in tennis and similar games) outside the designated playing area.
   • 2. revealed or made public: "the secret was soon out" Similar revealedcommon knowledgepublic knowledgeknowndiscloseddivulgedexposedOpposite unknownsecret
   • 3. no longer alight; extinguished: "the fire was nearly out" Similar not burningextinguishedno longer alightquencheddouseddeaddefunct
   • 4. (of a book, recording, or other product) published or made available: "the book should be out before the end of the month" Similar availableobtainablein the shopspublishedin printissued
   • ▪ in existence or use: "it works as well as any system that's out"
   • ▪ (of a flower) in bloom; open. Similar in flowerfloweringin bloomin full bloombloomingin blossomblossomingopenOpposite in bud
   • 5. not concealing one's sexuality or gender identity: "I had been out since I was 17"
   • 6. at an end: "school was out for the summer"
   • ▪ no longer in fashion: informal "life in the fast lane is out" Similar no longer in fashionout of fashionunfashionableout of styledatedout of dateoutdatednot inbehind the timesdémodépasséinformal:old hatnot with itantwackyOpposite fashionable
   • 7. in a state of unconsciousness.
   • ▪ unable to rise before the count of ten.
   • 8. mistaken; in error: "he was slightly out in his calculations" Similar mistakeninaccurateincorrectwide of the markwrongin erroroffOpposite spot onaccurate
   • ▪ not possible or worth considering: "a trip to the seaside is out"
   • 9. no longer batting or on base, having had one's turn ended by the team in the field: "the Yankees are out in the ninth"

   noun

   • 1. a way of escaping from a problem or dilemma: informal "he was desperately looking for an out"
   • 2. an act of putting a player out.
   • 3. the political party or politicians not in office.

   verb

   • 1. reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).
   • 2. expel, reject, or dismiss: dated "they had outed Asquith quite easily"
   • 3. extinguish: West Indian "out the lamp when you're ready"
   • 4. become known; emerge: archaic, literary "the truth will out"

   Word Origin Old Englishūt (adverb), ūtian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uit and German aus.

   Scrabble Points: 3

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   The meaning of FIND OUT is to learn by study, observation, or search : discover. How to use find out in a sentence.

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   to obtain knowledge of something, or to obtain knowledge of someone's activities, esp. dishonest ones: How did you find out about the party? I just found out that he was cheating on the test. He wondered whether his boss was involved, but he saw no way of finding that out.

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   Definitions of find out. verb. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. “ find out if he speaks Russian”. synonyms: ascertain, check, determine, learn, see, watch. ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it.

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   Find out definition: to gain knowledge of (something); learn. See examples of FIND OUT used in a sentence.

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   2 meanings: 1. to gain knowledge of (something); learn 2. to detect the crime, deception, etc of (someone).... Click for more definitions.

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   Definition of find out phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   find out meaning, definition, what is find out: to get information, after trying to disc...: Learn more.

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   FIND (STH) OUT definition: to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first time: . Learn more.

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    find out something (about something/somebody) to get some information about something or someone by asking, reading, etc. She'd been seeing him for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out. I haven't found anything out about him yet. find out what, when, etc….

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    find out - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"