Meaning

2 senses

  1. (also, figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To spread out into the shape of a fan.

  2. (slang)To display (or reveal) oneself as a fan or obsessive.

More definitions
  • move outward

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Take the fan out of the window.

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  2. Fan out the cards in your hand so you can see them all.

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  3. Within days, German forces fanned out across Poland.

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

fans out, fanning out, fanned out, fanned out
Base formfan out · to fan out
3rd person singularfans out
Present participlefanning out
Past simplefanned out
Past participlefanned out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfan out
he, she, itfans out

Past simpleLesson

all personsfanned out

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fan out

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
famousA1famouslyfanA1fanaticC1fanaticalfanaticism
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