Outen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈaʊtən/ · Part of speech preposition
Quick meaning: Outen is a preposition meaning (transitive, chiefly dialectal) To put out; extinguish.
Meaning
(transitive, chiefly dialectal) To put out; extinguish.
More Meanings
- (archaic or dialectal) Out; out of; out from.
- (chiefly dialectal) Being from without; strange; foreign; peculiar.
Example Sentences
an outen man
[…] so if any of you ginks are me frien's yeh better keep outen here so's yeh won't get hurted.
And there was silence again. Then: ‘And you sent that girl away, didn't you? With the money outen that box?’
When Susan said good-night and they outened the lights and headed to their respective rooms, Lettie found her most treasured book of poems.
Word Forms
- out'n
- outens
- outening
- outened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exterior, foreign, xenogenetic, foreign-born, extrageneous, international.
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