Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated, slang)To go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice.

    the outlaws lit out for the border

Examples

115 sentences

  1. The light went out and we were left in the dark.

    Світло згасло і ми залишилися в темряві. — ChickenKiev

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  2. The light is out.

    Світло вимкнене. — deniko

    ruСвет потушен. — marafon

    deDas Licht ist aus. — MUIRIEL

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  3. Suddenly, the light went out.

    Раптом згасло світло. — iceman

    dePlötzlich ging das Licht aus. — jast

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  4. I turned the lights out.

    Я вимкнув світло. — miketheknight

    ruЯ выключил свет. — marafon

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  5. The lights are out.

    Світло вимкнене. — deniko

    ruОгни не горят. — marafon

    deDas Licht ist aus. — MUIRIEL

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Origin

Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + out (“away from”, adverb).

Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + out (“away from”, adverb).

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Forms

lights out, lighting out, lit out, lit out
Base formlight out · to light out
3rd person singularlights out
Present participlelighting out
Past simplelit out / lighted out
Past participlelit out / lighted out

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylight out
he, she, itlights out

Past simpleLesson

all personslit out

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill light out

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms
skipB2abscondmake off

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lightA1lightbulblightenB2lighterB1
light out — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto