"get out of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets out of [present, singular, third-person], getting out of [participle, present], got out of [past], got out of [UK, participle, past], gotten out of [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> out of}} get out of (third-person singular simple present gets out of, present participle getting out of, simple past got out of, past participle (UK) got out of or (US) gotten out of)
  1. To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. Derived forms: get out of here, get out of it, get out of town Related terms: get out
    Sense id: en-get_out_of-en-verb-bPsjU1d0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "of", English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 79 21 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. To circumvent some obligation. Synonyms (circumvent an obligation): get around
    Sense id: en-get_out_of-en-verb-VPYC2A-x Disambiguation of 'circumvent an obligation': 1 99

Inflected forms

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