Phrasal verbs with OUT - How to Understand Phrasal Verbs with this Preposition

Phrasal Verbs with OUT - Understanding Phrasal Verbs can seem complicated. But if you understand what the preposition means, it will be a lot easier! In this video Rob looks at the 6 main meanings of OUT when it is used in phrasal verbs. Check out the video and let us know if you have any questions.

19 phrasal verbs with OUT


1. Outside or leaving or appearing
Get out - To leave captivity
He got out of jail after 5 years’

Go out - To socialise outside home
She’s going out with some friends


2. Excluding

Leave out - To omit or not include

The movie was good, but it left out some parts of the book

Rule out - To eliminate a possible option

They ruled out that option because it was too expensive

3. Solution or searching and finding
Check out - To experience or look at something

Do you want to check out the new exhibition

Figure out - To find a solution

I finally figured out how to get passed the first level

Work out - To solve

I have finally worked out how I’m going to finish the book

Find out - To discover

She’s delighted, she just found out that she got the job


Point out- to highlight or demonstrate something

She pointed out some errors in his work


Sort out - To organise something that is messy or complicated

I’m trying to sort out the roster for next week


Turn out - When something ends in an unexpected way

He turned out to be a really nice guy


4. To the public or available to many people

Give/hand out - To distribute

The teacher gave out extra homework to everyone

Bring out - To release

Lady Gaga brought out a new album



5. Ending or disappearing completely

Fall out - end a friendship in a bad way

Sarah and Maeve fell out over something stupid

Put out- to extinguish

He put out his cigarette before going inside

Run out - to use the entire capacity of something

We’ve run out of bread, we have to go to the shops in the morning

Sell out - To see all the available stock of something

The tickets sold out in less than 10 minutes

6. Resist until something bad finishes

Stick out -persevere

The first week is always hard, but stick it out and you will be fine from next week.

Hold out - Waiting in anticipation of something and not accepting alternatives

She is holding out for a place in Harvard

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The 6 main meanings of OFF in phrasal verbs:

00:00 Outside or leaving or appearing
02:21 Excluding
04:30 Solution or searching and finding
12:12 To the public or available to many people
14:15 Ending or disappearing completely
17:48 Resist until something bad finishes