Meaning of give out in English
Pronunciation
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Verb
give outDefinitions
1. give off, send forth, or dischargeExamples
- « as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. »
- « The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits »
Antonyms
- 2. give out
Examples
- « The teacher handed out the exams »
- 3. prove insufficient
Examples
- « The water supply for the town failed after a long drought »
- 4. stop operating or functioning
Examples
- « The engine finally went »
- « The car died on the road »
- « The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town »
- « The coffee maker broke »
- « The engine failed on the way to town »
- « her eyesight went after the accident »