In vs. Out

In vs. Out — Is There a Difference?
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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 tonight

Inpreposition

Within.

Outadverb

Outside; not indoors.

Last night we slept out under the stars.
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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.
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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 company

Outadjective

(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 train

Outadjective

(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 husband

Outadjective

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 inning

Inadjective

holding office;

the in party

Outverb

to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality;

This actor outed last year

Inadjective

directed or bound inward;

took the in busthe in basket

Outverb

reveal somebody else's homosexuality;

This actor was outed last week

Inadjective

currently fashionable;

the in thing to dolarge shoulder pads are in

Outverb

be made known; be disclosed or revealed;

The truth will out

Inadverb

to or toward the inside of;

come insmash in the door

Outadjective

not allowed to continue to bat or run;

he was tagged out at second on a close playhe fanned out

Inadverb

inside an enclosed space

Outadjective

of a fire; being out or having grown cold;

threw his extinct cigarette into the streamthe fire is out

Outadjective

not worth considering as a possibility;

a picnic is out because of the weather

Outadjective

out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election;

now the Democrats are out

Outadjective

excluded from use or mention;

forbidden fruitin our house dancing and playing cards were outa taboo subject

Outadjective

directed outward or serving to direct something outward;

the out doorwaythe out basket

Outadjective

no longer fashionable;

that style is out these days

Outadjective

outside or external;

the out surface of a ship's hull

Outadjective

outer or outlying;

the out islands

Outadjective

knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

Outadverb

outside of an enclosed space;

she is out

Outadverb

outward from a reference point;

he kicked his legs out

Outadverb

away from home;

they went out last night

Outadverb

from one's possession;

he gave out money to the poorgave away the tickets