adverb
If you go out take an umbrella
She was out of the house when I phoned
Everything will be brought out at the trial
Are the stars out tonight?
He is out the œ2000 he invested in a Welsh diamond mine
They let Matilda out after she served her sentence
I was tired out after that long swim
adjective
He has been out for almost an hour
Longer skirts were out in the mid-1960s
He was planning to travel to the outer reaches of his empire. Let's sail to some of the out islands
Our food was out. Rescue came before the day was out
Your figures are out by a factor of four
Smoking is out in the dining room
Make certain that all camp-fires are completely out. The light is out in the corridor
noun
She used your visit as an out to avoid calling on her mother
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