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Phrasal Verbs Using 'Out' /

Trying, Succeeding, or Failing

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to beat out
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to fizzle out
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to give out
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to lose out
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to luck out
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to miss out
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to pan out
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to pick out
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to strike out
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to test out
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to try out
to beat out
to beat out
Verb
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/bˈiːt ˈaʊt/
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to defeat and perform better than someone in a competition, sport, business, etc.

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Their dedication and teamwork helped them beat out the other teams.
The political candidate worked hard to beat out the opposition.

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
beat
phrase's particle
out
to fizzle out
to fizzle out
Verb
uk flag
/fˈɪzəl ˈaʊt/

to end in a disappointing or weak way, particularly after a good start

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
fizzle
phrase's particle
out
to give out
to give out
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˈɪv ˈaʊt/

to stop working or functioning

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intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
give
phrase's particle
out
to lose out
to lose out
Verb
uk flag
/lˈuːz ˈaʊt/

to be defeated or surpassed by someone or something else

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Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
lose
phrase's particle
out
to luck out
to luck out
Verb
uk flag
/lˈʌk ˈaʊt/
Informal

to experience good luck

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
luck
phrase's particle
out
to miss out
to miss out
Verb
uk flag
/mˈɪs ˈaʊt/

to lose the opportunity to do or participate in something useful or fun

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
miss
phrase's particle
out
to pan out
to pan out
Verb
uk flag
/pˈæn ˈaʊt/

to succeed or come to a favorable outcome

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
pan
phrase's particle
out
to pick out
to pick out
Verb
uk flag
/pˈɪk ˈaʊt/

to choose among a group of people or things

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
out
to strike out
to strike out
Verb
uk flag
/stɹˈaɪk ˈaʊt/

to not succeed in doing or accomplishing something

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Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
strike
phrase's particle
out
to test out
to test out
Verb
uk flag
/tˈɛst ˈaʊt/

to try a new theory in real situations to see how well it works or gather feedback

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Phrasal Status
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phrase's verb
test
phrase's particle
out
to try out
to try out
Verb
uk flag
/tɹˈaɪ ˈaʊt/

to perform or demonstrate one's abilities with the aim of getting a specific role or position

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
try
phrase's particle
out

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