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Snap out of meaning

Snap out of is a phrasal verb that means to informally make yourself leave a state of unhappiness or distress.

Past simple
snapped out of
Past participle
snapped out of
-ing form
snapping out of

What snap out of means

stop feeling upsetB2informal

To informally make yourself leave a state of unhappiness or distress

A walk outside helped her snap out of the gloomy mood.

Similar phrasal verbs

With snap: snap up, snap back.

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 snap out of mean?

To informally make yourself leave a state of unhappiness or distress.

What is the past tense of snap out of?

Snapped 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.

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