Phrasal verb
get out
Definition
phrasal verb. To leave a place, like a room or a building. It can also be a strong command telling someone to leave immediately.
phrasal verb. To exit or leave a physical space; also used as an imperative to command someone to depart, often forcefully.
Examples
“Let's get out of here.”
“The fire alarm rang, and everyone had to get out of the building quickly.”
“He knew he had to get out of the city before his past caught up with him, a desperate flight from shadows he himself had cast.”
Examples
simple
“Let's get out of here.”
contextual
“The fire alarm rang, and everyone had to get out of the building quickly.”
complex
“He knew he had to get out of the city before his past caught up with him, a desperate flight from shadows he himself had cast.”
Usage
Often followed by 'of' and a place, or used alone as a command.
Teaching tip
Contrast the intransitive use ('We got out') with the transitive 'get something out' ('I got the book out of my bag'), which means to remove something.
Pitfall
Get out from the car.
Get out of the car.
The correct preposition to use with 'get out' when specifying the place is 'of', not 'from'.
Phrasal verb
Particles
out
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
get + out (+ of + object)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related words
Idioms
as all get-out — Extremely; to a superlative degree; very much.
Grammar
Scan code
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