Word: out Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūt Old English ūt ▲ Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out 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”). Cognates Cognate with Scots oot (“out”), Yola out, outh, udh, ut, uth (“out”), North Frisian üt, ütj (“out”), Saterland Frisian uut (“out of”), West Frisian út (“out”), Cimbrian aus, auz (“out, outwards”), Dutch uit (“out”), German and Luxembourgish aus (“out”), Yiddish אויס (oys, “over, finished”), Danish ud (“out; outside”), Icelandic út (“out”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ut (“out”), Gothic 𐌿𐍄 (ut, “out of”). Pronunciation: /ˈäʊ̯t/, /ˈawt/, /ˈuːt/, /ˈʌʉt/, /ˈaʊ̯t/ 1. Away from the inside or centre. Labels: not-comparable Example: The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out. Example: There was a hole in the bucket, and all the water leaked out. 2. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus. Labels: not-comparable Example: Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach. Example: For six hours the tide flows out, then for six hours it flows in. 3. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus. Labels: not-comparable Example: Let’s eat out tonight 4. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus. Labels: not-comparable Example: hit out, lash out, speak out, shout out, yell out 5. Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before, a stated event, or into the future) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from" or "to") Labels: informal, not-comparable Example: Five weeks out from the passage of the law, something has to change. Example: The election is a long way out. 6. Outside; not indoors. Labels: not-comparable Example: Last night we slept out under the stars. Example: It's cold out. 7. Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area. Labels: not-comparable Example: The football caught the edge of the line but then bounced out. 8. Into a state of non-operation or non-existence. Labels: not-comparable Example: Turn the lights out. Example: Put the fire out. 9. To the end; completely; so that nothing remains. Labels: not-comparable Example: I haven’t finished. Hear me out. Example: Sorry love, we've got no bananas. We've sold out. 10. To the end; completely; so that nothing remains. Labels: not-comparable Example: After hours at the party, she was all danced out. 11. Used to intensify or emphasize. Labels: not-comparable Example: The place was all decked out for the holidays. 12. Into a state of existence or visibility. Labels: not-comparable Example: The singer is bringing out a new album next month. Example: The sun has brought the flowers out. 13. Into a state of existence or visibility. Labels: not-comparable, usually Example: The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow. 14. 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). Labels: not-comparable Example: Wilson was bowled out for five runs. Example: First ball hit me on the 'and, second 'ad me on the knee, the third was in my eye, the fourth bowled me out.