light out

light out verb: to go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice.

Verb

light out (third-person singular simple present lights out, present participle lighting out, simple past and past participle lit out or lighted out)

(dated, intransitive, slang) To go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice.
- the outlaws lit out for the border
- He didn’t see a road for him at TI, so he lit out to build one in Taiwan.2023 March 21, Virginia Heffernan, “I Saw the Face of God in a Semiconductor Factory”, in WIRED
Synonyms:

abscond, make off, skip

light out meaning in Bengali

light out in Bengali

চলে যাওয়া, প্রস্থান করা, বিনা নোটিশে

Synonyms of light out

Forms of light out

third-person singular present	lights out
present participle	lighting out
past participle	lit out
past	lit out
past participle	lighted out
past	lighted out

Origin of light out

Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + out (“away from”, adverb).

Questions about light out

What does light out mean?: Light out means to go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice.
What is light out in Bengali?: Light out in Bengali is চলে যাওয়া, প্রস্থান করা, বিনা নোটিশে. See Light out meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is light out?: Light out is a verb.
What is the past tense of light out?: The past tense of light out is lit out.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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