"map out" meaning in English

See map out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: maps out [present, singular, third-person], mapping out [participle, present], mapped out [participle, past], mapped out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} map out (third-person singular simple present maps out, present participle mapping out, simple past and past participle mapped out)
  1. (transitive) To create a map of an area. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-map_out-en-verb-lSY8PcwH
  2. (transitive, by extension) To organise a plan; to analyze a situation; to figure out a problem. Tags: broadly, transitive
    Sense id: en-map_out-en-verb-QBDXV-ul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 58 18 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 19 61 20
  3. (transitive) To make explicit; to explain in detail. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-map_out-en-verb-2NVdBD6K

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for map out meaning in English (2.6kB)

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