Betydning af ordet “out”

Out bruges som et adverb eller et præposition og kan referere til noget eller nogen, der befinder sig udenfor et bestemt sted, område eller situation. Det kan også bruges for at angive, at noget er ude af drift, forkert eller ikke i brug.

Eksempler på brug

I decided to go out for a walk in the park.
He ran out of patience during the meeting.
She stood out in the crowd with her bright red hat.
We need to figure out a solution to this problem.
Lets eat out at our favorite restaurant tonight.
The sun came out from behind the clouds.
She was out of breath after climbing the stairs.
He was out of town for the weekend.
My phones battery is running out.
The cat snuck out of the house when the door was open.
His new song will be out next week.
I need to print out these documents for the meeting.
The fire alarm went off, and we had to evacuate out of the building.
She stood out for her bravery in the face of danger.
I need to find out more information about the project.
The students lined up to go out for recess.
The train was delayed, so I had to wait it out at the station.
She helped out at the local food bank every weekend.
He left out an important detail in his report.
The candle flickered out as the night grew darker.

Synonymer

Out: Udenfor en bestemt placering eller område
Away: Ikke her; et andet sted
Outside: På ydersiden eller eksternt
Outdoors: I det fri
Afield: Langt væk eller udenfor det normale område
Abroad: I et andet land eller udenfor ens eget land
Off: Ikke i funktion eller på plads

Antonymer

In: Modsat af out, indikerer, at noget befinder sig indenfor et område eller sted.
Inside: Angiver placeringen af noget indenfor en grænse eller et rum.
Into: Indikerer bevægelse fra udenfor til indenfor et område eller sted.
Within: Indikerer at noget er inde i et område eller område.

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Etymologi

Ordet out stammer oprindeligt fra det gamle engelske ord ūt, der betyder udenfor eller yderst. Det har rødder i det oldnordiske udtryk ūt og det oldfrisiske udtryk ūta.