getting out

Verb

get out (third-person singular simple present gets out, present participle getting out, simple past got out, past participle (UK) got out or (US) gotten out)

1. (intransitive) To leave or escape.
   • In case of fire, get out by the nearest exit.

   Synonyms:

   exit, go out

2. (intransitive) To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.
   • Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
3. (intransitive) To be released, especially from hospital or prison.
   • He's been in prison for six months, but he gets out next week.
4. (intransitive) To remove one's money from an investment; to end an investment.
   • I think copper prices will plummet this fall, so I'm getting out while I can.
5. (transitive) To help (someone) leave.
   • We must get the children out first.

   Synonyms:

   remove

6. (transitive) To take (something) from its container or storage place, so as to use or display it.
   • Get the playing cards out and we'll have a game of snap.

   Synonyms:

   take out, extract

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