get out of

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	get out of
he/she/it	gets out of
present participle	getting out of
past tense	got out of
past participle	gotten out of

1
(get out of something) to avoid doing something that you should do or that you said you would do
I said I’d meet him, but now I want to get out of it.
get out of doing something:
Ruth always tries to get out of doing the dishes.
Synonyms and related words
To avoid doing something, or to avoid something
avoid
get out of
duck out of
1. 1a
  (get someone out of something) to help someone to avoid doing something
  Can you get me out of going to this meeting?
  Synonyms and related words
  To avoid doing something, or to avoid something
  avoid
  get out of
  duck out of
2
(get something out of something) to get pleasure or a benefit from something
He gets a lot of satisfaction out of being a teacher.
I don’t understand what she gets out of her relationship with him.
Synonyms and related words
To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself
enjoy
like
delight in
Synonyms and related words
To have, or to take advantage of an opportunity
benefit
get
gain
3
(get out of something) to take off clothes so that you can put on more comfortable clothes
Synonyms and related words
To remove clothes and not wear clothes
bare
change
disrobe
4
(get something out of someone) to persuade someone to give you information or money
See if you can get any details out of her.
Synonyms and related words
To earn or to get money
monetize
claim back
earn
Synonyms and related words
To find out information
find out
read up on
discover
5
get out of herespoken
1. 5a
  used for telling someone to leave
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of telling someone to go away
  get out
  clear out
  beat it
2. 5b
  spokenused for saying you do not believe what someone is telling you
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of saying that you do not believe something
  are you having a laugh?
  yeah, right
  no way