aht

Adverb

out (not comparable)

1. Away from the inside or centre.
   • The magician tapped the hat, and a rabbit jumped out.
2. Away from, or at a distance from, some point of reference or focus.
   • Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.
   1. Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.
      • Let’s eat out tonight
   2. Away from the doer, especially vigorously.
      • hit out, lash out, speak out, shout out, yell out
3. (informal) Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before, a stated event, or into the future) (often preceded by a stated time period and followed by "from" or "to")
   • Five weeks out from the passage of the law, something has to change.
4. Outside; not indoors.
   • Last night we slept out under the stars.

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