| before |
"Before" means earlier than. If you go out to the playground before lunch time, it means that you go to the playground earlier than lunch time. [1/4 definitions] |
| behind |
If you go out of a room and you leave your cap behind, it means that the cap is still in the room. You have to go back to get it. [1/6 definitions] |
| break |
When you stop what you are doing to do something else, you take a break. In school, you take a break from your class work to go outside or to eat your lunch. [1/9 definitions] |
| close |
When something closes, it shuts. When the front door closes on a bus, more people cannot get in. When you go out of a store, the door usually closes behind you. [1/9 definitions] |
| cold |
When you go out into the cold, it means that you go out into weather that has a low temperature. [1/5 definitions] |
| date1 |
When a person dates another person, they go out together to dinner or movies or things like that because they like each other in a romantic way or want to see if they like each other in that way. [1/6 definitions] |
| exhaust |
Exhaust is the smoke or gas that is created by some engines. A car that runs on gasoline has a pipe that lets the engine exhaust go out from the back of the car. [1/3 definitions] |
| exit |
to go out; leave. [1/3 definitions] |
| exposure |
If your skin is getting exposure to sunlight, it means sunlight is able shine on your skin and affect your skin. If you don't go outside very often, you will get little exposure to sunlight. If you wear a bathing suit outside, you will get more exposure to the sun than if you wear a shirt and jeans. [1/4 definitions] |
| field trip |
When students go on a field trip, they go out of their classroom and school to another place to learn things. |
| fireplace |
A fireplace is something made of brick or stone that is built into a wall of a room. It is a place where you can make a safe fire inside a building. A fireplace has a way to let smoke go out through the roof. |
| go out |
If you go out, you leave a place but you plan to come back. [2/4 definitions] |
| hunt |
When people go on a hunt, they go out into a natural area and try to catch or kill wild animals. [1/5 definitions] |
| in |
When you stay in on a rainy day, it means that you don't go outside and you don't go out anywhere. [1/6 definitions] |
| indoors |
When you go indoors, you go into a house or building. If you stay indoors, you don't go out of your house or other building. If your cat lives indoors, it never goes outside. |
| leave1 |
When you leave something, you let it stay where it is instead of taking it away. If you leave your backpack at home, it means that you do not take the backpack with you when you go out. If you leave the last cookie, it means you don't eat that one. You let it stay on the plate. [1/7 definitions] |
| let |
When you let the dog out, it means that you allow the dog to go out. If you let the dog in, it means you allow the dog to go in. [1/3 definitions] |
| may |
If we say the cat may go outside, it means that it is OK for the cat to go outside. The cat is allowed to do that. If your sister says you may look at her pictures, it means that she will let you look at them. [1/4 definitions] |
| meow |
When a cat meows, it makes a sound like "meow" with its voice. Cats sometimes meow when they want to eat or when they want to go outside. [1/2 definitions] |
| mission |
an important task that one is sent out to do, or a goal that a person strongly feels that he or she must go out and achieve. [1/5 definitions] |
| now |
If you finished your homework "just now," or "only now," it means you finished it just a few seconds or minutes ago. If you are leaving just now, it means you are just about to leave. You are completely ready to go out the door. [1/7 definitions] |