The English phrase “get out” has six meanings. You can learn phrase expressions that are difficult to guess from the meanings of English words alone. Here is the secret to learning English that can be used globally!

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English Learning video about the phrase “get out”

Meanings of “get out”｜Summary

  1. To leave or escape some place
  2. To remove something from a person, place or thing         
  3. To rescue someone from a difficult, problematic situation           
  4. To speak or verbalize something; to tell a story (active voice)       
  5. To be made public   (passive voice)       
  6. To distribute a publication

*Following are definitions and example sentences of the English phrase “get out.”

First meaning: To leave or escape some place

e.g. We gotta get out of this place if it’s the last thing we ever do.    

Note: The speaker is in a bad place, so he means,  “We must leave this place for our well being.”       

Second meaning: To remove something from a person, place or thing           

e.g. The First Lady needed surgery to get an object out of her foot.

Third meaning: To rescue someone from a difficult, problematic situation            

e.g.1 Jesse could always count on his brothers to get him out of jail.            

e.g.2 The firemen moved quickly to get all the tenants out of the burning apartment building.    

Fourth meaning: To speak or verbalize something; to tell a story (active voice)

e.g. He is always nervous speaking in front of crowds. He usually stutters and can’t get the words out of his mouth, but this time it was different.            

Fifth meaning: To be made public (passive voice)

e.g. The story behind the scandal is getting out on social media.      

Sixth meaning: To distribute a publication     

e.g. We need to get out a special edition of today’s results as soon as possible.        

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