# give out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.
2. To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report.
3. To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth.
4. To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth.
5. To issue; to distribute.
6. To cease functioning in some way.
7. To cease functioning in some way.
8. To cease functioning in some way.
9. To cease functioning in some way.
10. To complain, sulk, chastise.
11. To pretend or act as if something is true.
12. To express oneself intensely emotionally, either by talking or in a musical performance.

## Etymology
Cognate with German ausgeben (“spend, pay, output”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/give-out