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out to

out to phrase: intending to (do a specified action).

Phrase

out to

  1. intending to (do a specified action)
    • Jack is out to get you. You'd better hide.
    • The boy who saved a stranger wasn't out to make headlines: he was just being a Good Samaritan.
  2. (informal) Away, or at a distance, in time (relative to, and usually before a stated or future event) (synonym of "out from")
    • Five weeks out to my birthday!

Examples of out to in a sentence

  • This company doesn't care about its customers: it's just out to make a profit.
  • We are out to make big money this time and Bronsky will be useful.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:

Words formed from out to

Questions about out to

What does out to mean?
Out to means intending to (do a specified action).
How do you use out to in a sentence?
This company doesn't care about its customers: it's just out to make a profit.
What part of speech is out to?
Out to is a phrase.

Words near out to in the dictionary

  1. out the blue
  2. out the wazoo
  3. out the window
  4. out the ying yang
  5. out there
  6. out to
  7. out to get someone
  8. out to lunch
  9. out trade
  10. out trades
  11. out upon

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