get the word out

verb

To make some information more widely known.

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Meanings

verbget the word out (third-person singular simple present gets the word out, present participle getting the word out, simple past got the word out, past participle (UK) got the word out or (US) gotten the word out)

present singular third person gets the word out · participle present getting the word out · past got the word out · UK participle past got the word out · US participle past gotten the word out

  1. idiomaticTo make some information more widely known.
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APA

get the word out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20word%20out

MLA

“get the word out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20word%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get the word out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20word%20out.

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