Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.

    Placing socks on the radiator will dry them out more quickly.

    высу́шиватьvysúšivatʹ, вы́сушитьvýsušitʹ

    вису́шуватиvysúšuvaty, ви́сушитиvýsušyty

    remove the moisture from and make dry

  2. (intransitive)To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.

    Your trousers need to dry out before you put them on.

    высыха́тьvysyxátʹ, вы́сохнутьvýsoxnutʹ, высу́шиватьсяvysúšivatʹsja

    висиха́тиvysyxáty, ви́сохнутиvýsoxnuty, ви́сохтиvýsoxty

    become dry or drier

  3. (ambitransitive, colloquial, idiomatic)To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.

  4. (intransitive)To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up.

Examples

30 sentences
  1. They decided to dry out the lake.

    ruОни решили осушить озеро.

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  2. It will dry out immediately.

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  3. It's hot and dry out.

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  4. The water well has dried out.

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  5. Tom found a dried-out butterfly.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from:
(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate:
Русский
By meaning 2
(transitive) to cause moisture to be completely removed from:
(intransitive) to have excess water evaporate:

Forms

dries out, drying out, dried out, dried out
Base formdry out · to dry out
3rd person singulardries out
Present participledrying out
Past simpledried out
Past participledried out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydry out
he, she, itdries out

Past simpleLesson

all personsdried out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dried out
he, she, ithas dried out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dry out

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
dehydratedessicate
Close in meaning
  • remove the moisture from and make dry:dry
  • become dry or drier:dry
  • become empty of water:run dry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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