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Chill out meaning

Chill out is a phrasal verb that means to calm down and stop being tense, upset, or worried.

Past simple
chilled out
Past participle
chilled out
-ing form
chilling out

What chill out means

B2slang

To calm down and stop being tense, upset, or worried

Chill out—the delayed train will be here in a few minutes.

Similar phrasal verbs

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does chill out mean?

To calm down and stop being tense, upset, or worried.

What is the past tense of chill out?

Chilled out, which is also its past participle.

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