get out

verb

got out; got out or gotten out; getting out; gets out

intransitive verb

1

: leave, escape

doubted that he would get out alive

2

: to become known : leak out

their secret got out

transitive verb

1

: to cause to leave or escape

2

: to bring before the public

especially : publish

Synonyms

• break
• circulate
• come out
• get about
• get around
• get round
• leak (out)
• out
• spread

Examples of get out in a Sentence

news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media

tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance

Recent Examples on the Web

During a commercial break, the Best Actor nominee saluted the strength of the Hollywood community and encouraged his fellow attendees to get out of their seats for an impromptu dance party. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025

Focus on your audience The secret to camera confidence is getting out of your own head. —Jodie Cook, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

Along with shows in Nashville, Knoxville, and Raleigh, North Carolina, Nest of Singing Birds are also planning to release an album: Marshall Sessions, recorded right before Hurricane Helene and intended to help get out the word about their music. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025

Womack thinks Ackerman got out of his truck, which was probably leaking from the collision — remember that puddle of oil in the road near the victim. —Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for get out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

get out

verb

1

: publish sense 2a

2

: to escape or help to escape

3

: to become known : leak out

their secret got out