Get out of meaning
Get out of is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to avoid an unwanted duty or activity, often by making an excuse.
- Past simple
- got out of
- Past participle
- got out of
- -ing form
- getting out of
What get out of means
avoid an obligationB2
To avoid an unwanted duty or activity, often by making an excuse
He tried to get out of attending the meeting.
1 more meaning of get out of is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With get: get back, get on, get in, get out, get along, get together, get around, get off, get at, get away.
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out, carry out.
Common questions
What does get out of mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to avoid an unwanted duty or activity, often by making an excuse. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of get out of?
Got out of, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
