cam out
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To move the camera away from something so you can see a bigger view.
Literal meaning: For the camera to move outward.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
In video games, to move the camera perspective outward or away from the player character to see more of the environment.
"Cam out a bit so we can see the whole battlefield on screen."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily used in gaming communities and some film/video production contexts. Relatively niche and not widely recorded in standard dictionaries.
Commonly used with
view map scene player character area
Forms
Base
cam out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cams out
he/she/it
Past simple
camed out
yesterday
Past participle
camed out
have + pp
-ing form
caming out
continuous
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