Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, slang)To inform authorities (about someone); to tell on (somebody).

    Don't you dare rat me out or I'll kill you!

    стуча́тьstučátʹ

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Tom ratted us out.

    deTom hat uns verpetzt.

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  2. Tom ratted me out.

    deTom hat mich verraten.

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  3. Are you going to rat me out?

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  4. I was ratted out by my best friend.

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  5. His best friend ratted him out to the authorities.

    ruЕго лучший друг сдал его начальству.

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Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
to inform authorities (about someone):

Forms

rats out, ratting out, ratted out, ratted out
Base formrat out · to rat out
3rd person singularrats out
Present participleratting out
Past simpleratted out
Past participleratted out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrat out
he, she, itrats out

Past simpleLesson

all personsratted out

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rat out

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

35 synonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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