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get out

Phrasal Verb with get
 
 
/get/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got, US gotten)

Definition

MOVE OUT to move out of something, especially a vehicle: I'll get out when you stop at the traffic lights.
DIFFERENT PLACES to go out to different places and meet people in order to enjoy yourself: She doesn't get out so much now that she's got the baby.
NEWS If news or information gets out, people hear about it although someone is trying to keep it secret.
(Definition of get out from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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