Get out meaning
Get out means to leave a car, a room or a building. It can also mean to take something from a bag, box or cupboard.
get out
get out · got · getting
We stopped at the lights and she got out.
Get out meanings and examples
4 meanings, each with its own CEFR level. A level marked ~ is our estimate: Oxford and Cambridge give none for that meaning.
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Leave a car, a room or a building
get out
- We stopped at the lights and she got out.
- The kitchen was full of smoke, but everyone got out safely.
- Can you get out here? I can’t park.
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Take something from a bag, box or cupboard
get something out
- Get your passports out, please.
- She got her phone out to take a photo.
- Can you get out the plates for dinner?
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Become known, when it was meant to be secret
get out
- Somehow the news got out before the wedding.
- If this gets out, I’m in big trouble.
- How did the story get out so fast?
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Leave home to go to different places and meet people
get out
- You should get out more and meet people.
- We don’t get out much since the baby came.
- It’s sunny, so let’s get out for a walk.
Café orders
New friends
At the airport
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Is get out separable?
When get out means leave, it has no object. To name the place, add of: get out of the car. When it means take something out, it is separable: get your keys out, get them out.
Get out! on its own tells someone to leave, and it is very rude. Friends in US English also say Get out! with a laugh to mean I don’t believe you!
Verb tenses for get out
| Present | I get out · she gets out |
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| Past | got out |
| Present perfect | have got out (US: have gotten out) |
| -ing form | getting out |
Common mistakes with get out
What learners often say, and what to say instead.
Wrong: Get out the house now!
Right: Get out of the house now!
Add of before the place you leave.
Wrong: I got out it from my bag.
Right: I got it out of my bag.
A pronoun goes between get and out.
Wrong: We got out from the taxi at the corner.
Right: We got out of the taxi at the corner.
Use of, not from, after get out.
Synonyms and opposites of get out
Words close to it, and words that mean the opposite.
Get out quiz
Three quick questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right and why.
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1The car stopped and we all ___.
Get out means leave a car.
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2Choose the right sentence.
Use of before the place.
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3Lena told one friend, and now everyone knows. What happened?
News gets out when people learn something secret.
More phrasal verbs with get
All phrasal verbs with get, by level, with an exercise
19 phrasal verbs start with get. Test yourself on all of them in a few minutes.
- get upA1get out of bed after you sleep
- get onA2go onto a bus, train, plane, boat or bike
- get offA2leave a bus, train, plane, boat or bike
- get backA2return home or to a place where you were before
- get inA2enter a car, a taxi, a building or a small space
- get intoA2go inside a car, a building or a small space
- get overB1feel better after an illness
- get alongB1like each other and be friendly
- get aroundB1travel or move from place to place
- get togetherB1meet other people, usually to spend time together
- get byB2manage to live or do something with just enough money, skill or help
- get throughB2pass an exam or reach the next stage of a competition
- get awayB2escape from a person or a place
- get away withB2do something wrong and not be punished for it
- get aheadB2be successful in your job or in life
- get on withB2start or continue doing something, especially work, after a pause
- get out ofB2avoid doing something you should do, often with an excuse
- get down toB2start doing something seriously and with full attention
Get out FAQ
Questions people ask about get out.
What is the difference between get out and go out?
Get out often means leave a car or a place, sometimes quickly. Go out means leave home to do something fun: We’re going out for dinner.
What does get out of bed mean?
It means leave your bed. It is close to get up, but it stresses the effort: I couldn’t get out of bed this morning.
What does get the word out mean?
It means tell lots of people about something: We’re using social media to get the word out about the concert.
Use get out in real conversations
In Slova you learn new words with picture cards, then use them when you talk about the things you love. A few minutes a day, at your level.