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- [out]
- /aʊt/
- /ˈaʊts/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out]
- /aʊt/
Definitions of outs word
- adverb outs away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner. 1
- adverb outs away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 1
- adverb outs in or into the outdoors: to go out for a walk. 1
- adverb outs to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion: to pump a well out. 1
- adverb outs to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution: to say it all out. 1
- adverb outs to a point or state of extinction, nonexistence, etc.: to blow out the candle; a practice on the way out. 1
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Origin of outs
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adv.) Middle English; Old English ūt; cognate with Dutch uit, German aus, Old Norse, Gothic ūt; akin to Sanskrit ud-; (adj., interjection, and preposition) Middle English, from the adv.; (v.) Middle English outen, Old English ūtian to put out, cognate with Old Frisian ūtia
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Parts of speech for Outs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
outs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outs
noun outs
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- bickering — to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
- brawl — A brawl is a rough or violent fight.
- clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- controversy — Controversy is a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval.
verb outs
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
- debut — The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.
- get out — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- leak — an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes: a leak in the roof.
- transpire — to occur; happen; take place.
interjection outs
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
- hightail — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
- off — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- scat — to sing by making full or partial use of the technique of scat singing.
- scoot — to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
Antonyms for outs
noun outs
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
verb outs
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- enlarge — Make or become bigger or more extensive.
- expand — explain
- extend — Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.