Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryENGLISH - PREPOSITION
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Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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English - Etymology
From a combination of Old English _ūt_ (from Proto-Germanic _*ūt_) and _ūte_. Cognate with West Frisian _út_, Dutch _uit_, German _aus_, Norwegian/Swedish _ut_, _ute_, Danish _ud_, _ude_.
From a combination of Old English ūt (from
Proto-Germanic *ūt) and ūte. Cognate
with West Frisian út,
Dutch uit, German aus, Norwegian/Swedish
ut, ute, Danish ud,
ude.
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* enPR: out, IPA(key): /aʊt/
* (Australia) IPA(key): /æɔt/, /æʊt/
* (Canada) IPA(key): /ʌʊt/
* (Scotland) IPA(key): /ɘʉt/
* Rhymes: -aʊt
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryENGLISH - ADVERB
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Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryENGLISH - NOUN
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OUT (_plural_ OUTS)
* A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
_They wrote the law to give those organizations an 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 hit wicket, wherein the bowler has hit the batsman's wicket with the ball.
* (poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
* (dated) A trip out; an outing.
* Charles Dickens, _Bleak House_
"Us London lawyers don't often get an OUT; and when we do, we like to make the most of it, you know."
* (chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
* 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.
TRANSLATIONS
out (plural outs)
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A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
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They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.
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(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.
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(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 hit wicket, wherein the bowler has hit the batsman's wicket with the ball.
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(poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
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(dated) A trip out; an outing.
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(chiefly in the plural) One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
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A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward;
an open space.
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(printing, dated) A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryENGLISH - VERB
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Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryENGLISH - ADJECTIVE
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OUT (_not comparable_)
* (obsolete) Of a young lady, having entered society and available to be courted.
*
"Pray, is she OUT, or is she not? I am puzzled. She dined at the Parsonage, with the rest of you, which seemed like being _OUT_; and yet she says so little, that I can hardly suppose she _is_."
* released, available for purchase, download or other use
_Did you hear? Their newest CD is OUT!_
* (cricket, baseball) Of a batter or batsman, having caused an _out_ called on himself while batting under various rules of the game.
* Openly acknowledging one's homosexuality.
_It's no big deal to be OUT in the entertainment business._
USAGE NOTES
* In cricket, the specific cause or rule under which a batsman is out appears after the word "out", eg, "out hit the ball twice".
* In baseball, the cause is expressed as a verb with adverbial "out", eg, "he grounded out".
SYNONYMS
* (openly acknowledging one's homosexuality): openly gay
ANTONYMS
* (disqualified from playing): in, safe
* (openly acknowledging one's homosexuality): closeted
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* outen
out (not comparable)
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(obsolete) Of a
young lady, having entered society and available to be courted.
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released, available for purchase, download or other use
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Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!
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(cricket, baseball) Of a batter or batsman, having caused an out called on himself while batting under various rules of the game.
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Openly acknowledging one's homosexuality.
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It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryENGLISH - REFERENCES
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* 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
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryGERMAN - ETYMOLOGY
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Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryGERMAN - PRONUNCIATION
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German - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /aʊ̯t/, [ʔaʊ̯tʰ]
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IPA(key): /aʊ̯t/, [ʔaʊ̯tʰ]
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryGERMAN - ADJECTIVE
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Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryGERMAN - EXTERNAL LINKS
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German - External Links
* out in _Duden_ online
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryHAITIAN CREOLE - ETYMOLOGY
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Haitian Creole - Etymology
From French _août_ (“August”)
From French août (“August”)
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryHAITIAN CREOLE - NOUN
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OUT
* August
out
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August
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryMIDDLE DUTCH - ETYMOLOGY
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Middle Dutch - Etymology
From Old Dutch *_alt_, _ald_, from Proto-Germanic _*aldaz_.
From Old Dutch *alt, ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz.
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryMIDDLE DUTCH - PRONUNCIATION
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Middle Dutch - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /out/
Which the Definition/Meaning of out in categoryMIDDLE DUTCH - ADJECTIVE
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