The difference between In and Out
When used as nouns, in means a position of power or a way to get it, whereas out means a means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
When used as prepositions, in means contained by. within. surrounded by. part of, whereas out means }} away from the inside.
When used as adverbs, in means located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something, whereas out means away from the inside or the centre.
When used as verbs, in means to enclose, whereas out means to eject.
When used as adjectives, in means in fashion, whereas out means not at home.
Out is also interjection with the meaning: a radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
check bellow for the other definitions of In and Out
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In as a preposition (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters):
Contained by. Within. Surrounded by. Part of; a member of. Pertaining to; with regard to. At the end of a period of time. Within a certain elapsed time During (said of periods of time). Coming at the end of a word.
Examples:
"The dog is in the kennel."
"We are in the enemy camp. Her plane is in the air."
"One in a million. She's in band and orchestra."
"What grade did he get in English?"
"Military letters should be formal ''in'' tone, but not stilted."
"They said they would call us in a week."
"Are you able to finish this in three hours? The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours."
"'in the first week of December; Easter falls in the fourth lunar month; The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term."
"English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s."
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In as a preposition:
Into.
Examples:
"Less water gets in your boots this way."
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In as a preposition:
Wearing (an item of clothing).
Examples:
"'In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment."
"My fat rolls around in folds."
"He stalked away in anger. John is in a coma."
"You've got a friend in me. He's met his match in her."
"I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress."
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In as a preposition (of something offered or given in an exchange):
In the form of, in the denomination of.
Examples:
"Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties."
"The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold."
"Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients."
"Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular."
"His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages."
"When you write in cursive, it's illegible."
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In as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To enclose.
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In as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To take in; to harvest.
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In as an adverb (not comparable):
Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
Examples:
"Is Mr. Smith in?"
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In as an adverb:
Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
Examples:
"Suddenly a strange man walked in."
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In as an adverb (sports):
Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
Examples:
"He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in."
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In as an adverb (UK):
Abbreviation of in aid of.
Examples:
"What's that in?"
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In as an adverb:
After the beginning of something.
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In as a noun:
A position of power or a way to get it.
Examples:
"His parents got him an in with the company"
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In as a noun (sport):
The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
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In as a noun:
A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
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In as an adjective:
In fashion; popular.
Examples:
"Skirts are in this year."
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In as an adjective:
Incoming.
Examples:
"the in train"
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In as an adjective (nautical, of the sails of a vessel):
Furled or stowed.
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In as an adjective (legal):
With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
Examples:
"in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband"
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In as an adjective (cricket):
Currently batting.
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In as a noun:
Inch.
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Out as an adverb:
Away from the inside or the centre.
Examples:
"The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat."
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Out as an adverb:
Away from home or one's usual place.
Examples:
"Let's eat out tonight"
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Out as an adverb:
Outside; not indoors.
Examples:
"Last night we slept out under the stars."
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Out as an adverb:
Away from; at a distance.
Examples:
"Keep out!"
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Out as an adverb:
Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
Examples:
"Switch the lights out."
"Put the fire out."
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Out as an adverb:
To the end; completely.
Examples:
"I hadn't finished. Hear me out."
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Out as an adverb:
Examples:
"The place was all decked out for the holidays."
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Out as an adverb (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.):
So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
Examples:
"The sun came out after the rain, and we saw a rainbow."
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Out as an adverb (cricket, baseball):
Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).
Examples:
"Wilson was bowled out for five runs."
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Out as a preposition (nonstandard, contraction of {{l, out of):
}} Away from the inside.
Examples:
"He threw it out the door."
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Out as a noun:
A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
Examples:
"They wrote the law to give those organizations an out."
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Out as a noun (baseball):
A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
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Out as a noun (cricket):
A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
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Out as a noun (poker):
A card which can make a hand a winner.
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Out as a noun (dated):
A trip out; an outing.
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Out as a noun (mostly, in plural):
One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
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Out as a noun:
A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
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Out as a noun (printing, dated):
A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
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Out as a verb (transitive):
To eject; to expel.
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Out as a verb (transitive):
To reveal (a person) to be gay, bisexual, or transgender.
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Out as a verb (transitive):
To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
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Out as a verb (transitive):
To reveal (a secret).
Examples:
"A Brazilian company outed the new mobile phone design."
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Out as a verb (intransitive, archaic):
To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
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Out as a verb:
To become apparent.
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Out as an adjective:
Not at home; not at one's office or place of employment.
Examples:
"I'm sorry, Mr Smith is out at the moment."
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Out as an adjective:
Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
Examples:
"Did you hear? Their newest CD is out!"
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Out as an adjective (in various games; used especially of a batsman or batter in cricket or baseball):
Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
Examples:
"He bowls, Johnson pokes at it ... and ... Johnson is out! Caught behind by Ponsonby!"
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Out as an adjective:
Openly acknowledging that one is queer and/or genderqueer.
Examples:
"It's no big deal to be out in the entertainment business."
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Out as an adjective (of flowers):
In bloom.
Examples:
"The garden looks beautiful now that the roses are out."
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Out as an adjective (of the sun, moon or stars):
Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
Examples:
"The sun is out, and it's a lovely day."
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Out as an adjective (of lamps, fires etc.):
Not shining or burning.
Examples:
"I called round to the house but all the lights were out and no one was home."
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Out as an adjective (of ideas, plans, etc.):
Discarded; no longer a possibility.
Examples:
"Right, so that idea's out. Let's move on to the next one."
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Out as an adjective:
No longer popular or in fashion.
Examples:
"Black is out this season. The new black is white."
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Out as an adjective:
Without; no longer in possession of; not having more
Examples:
"Do you have any bread? Sorry, we're out."
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Out as an adjective (of calculations or measurements):
Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.
Examples:
"Nothing adds up in this report. All these figures are out."
"The measurement was out by three millimetres."
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Out as an adjective (obsolete):
Of a young lady: having entered society and available to be courted.