In vs. Out
Difference Between In and Out
Inpreposition
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
Outadverb
Away from the inside or the centre.
The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.Inpreposition
Contained by.
The dog is in the kennel.Outadverb
Away from home or one's usual place.
Let's eat out tonightInpreposition
Within.
Outadverb
Outside; not indoors.
Last night we slept out under the stars.Inpreposition
Surrounded by.
We are in the enemy camp.Her plane is in the air.Outadverb
Away from; at a distance.
Keep out!Inpreposition
Part of; a member of.
One in a million.She's in band and orchestra.Outadverb
Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
Switch the lights out.Put the fire out.Inpreposition
Pertaining to; with regard to.
What grade did he get in English?Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.Outadverb
To the end; completely.
I hadn't finished. Hear me out.Inpreposition
At the end of a period of time.
They said they would call us in a week.Outadverb
Used to intensify or emphasize.
The place was all decked out for the holidays.Inpreposition
Within a certain elapsed time
Are you able to finish this in three hours?The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.Outadverb
(of the sun, moon, stars, etc.) So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow.Inpreposition
During (said of periods of time).
in the first week of December;Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term.Outadverb
Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).
Wilson was bowled out for five runs.Inpreposition
Coming at the end of a word.
English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.Outpreposition
}} Away from the inside.
He threw it out the door.Inpreposition
Into.
Less water gets in your boots this way.Outnoun
A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
They wrote the law to give those organizations an out.Inpreposition
Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.Outnoun
(baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
Inpreposition
Indicating an order or arrangement.
My fat rolls around in folds.Outnoun
(cricket) A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
Inpreposition
Denoting a state of the subject.
He stalked away in anger.John is in a coma.Outnoun
(poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
Inpreposition
Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
You've got a friend in me.He's met his match in her.Outnoun
(dated) A trip out; an outing.
Inpreposition
Wearing (an item of clothing).
I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.Outnoun
One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
Inpreposition
Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
Outnoun
A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
Inpreposition
(of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.Outnoun
A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
Inpreposition
Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.When you write in cursive, it's illegible.Outverb
(transitive) To eject; to expel.
Inverb
To enclose.
Outverb
(transitive) To reveal (a person) to be gay, bisexual, or transgender.
Inverb
To take in; to harvest.
Outverb
(transitive) To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
Inadverb
(not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
Is Mr. Smith in?Outverb
(transitive) To reveal (a secret).
A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design.Inadverb
Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
Suddenly a strange man walked in.Outverb
To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
Inadverb
(sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.Outverb
To become apparent.
Inadverb
(UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
What's that in?Outadjective
Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment.
I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment.Inadverb
After the beginning of something.
Outadjective
Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!Innoun
A position of power or a way to get it.
His parents got him an in with the companyOutadjective
(in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball) Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!Innoun
(sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
Outadjective
Openly acknowledging that one is queer and/or genderqueer.
It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business.Innoun
A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
Outadjective
(of flowers) In bloom.
The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out.Innoun
abbreviation of inch
Outadjective
(of the sun, moon or stars) Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
The sun is out, and it's a lovely day.Inadjective
In fashion; popular.
Skirts are in this year.Outadjective
(of lamps, fires etc.) Not shining or burning.
I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home.Inadjective
Incoming.
the in trainOutadjective
(of ideas, plans, etc.) Discarded; no longer a possibility.
Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one.Inadjective
Furled or stowed.
Outadjective
No longer popular or in fashion.
Black is out this season. The new black is white.Inadjective
(legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husbandOutadjective
Without; no longer in possession of; not having more
Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out.Inadjective
(cricket) Currently batting.
Outadjective
(of calculations or measurements) Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.
Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out.The measurement was out by three millimetres.Inadjective
Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
Outadjective
(obsolete) Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.
Innoun
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
Outinterjection
A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
Destruction. Two T-72s destroyed. Three foot mobiles down. Out.Innoun
a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
Outinterjection
Get out; begone; away!
Innoun
a state in midwestern United States
Outnoun
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball;
you only get 3 outs per inningInadjective
holding office;
the in partyOutverb
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality;
This actor outed last yearInadjective
directed or bound inward;
took the in busthe in basketOutverb
reveal somebody else's homosexuality;
This actor was outed last weekInadjective
currently fashionable;
the in thing to dolarge shoulder pads are inOutverb
be made known; be disclosed or revealed;
The truth will outInadverb
to or toward the inside of;
come insmash in the doorOutadjective
not allowed to continue to bat or run;
he was tagged out at second on a close playhe fanned outInadverb
inside an enclosed space
Outadjective
of a fire; being out or having grown cold;
threw his extinct cigarette into the streamthe fire is outOutadjective
not worth considering as a possibility;
a picnic is out because of the weatherOutadjective
out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election;
now the Democrats are outOutadjective
excluded from use or mention;
forbidden fruitin our house dancing and playing cards were outa taboo subjectOutadjective
directed outward or serving to direct something outward;
the out doorwaythe out basketOutadjective
no longer fashionable;
that style is out these daysOutadjective
outside or external;
the out surface of a ship's hullOutadjective
outer or outlying;
the out islandsOutadjective
knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
Outadverb
outside of an enclosed space;
she is outOutadverb
outward from a reference point;
he kicked his legs outOutadverb
away from home;
they went out last nightOutadverb
from one's possession;
he gave out money to the poorgave away the tickets
