fly out
A2 neutral separable both
In simple words
Leave a place by airplane; or send someone or something away by airplane.
Literal meaning: To fly out from a place — entirely transparent.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To depart from a place by aircraft.
"We fly out to Bangkok on Saturday morning, so we need to be at the airport by six."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 neutral
To transport someone or something away from a place by aircraft.
"The charity flew out the medical team as soon as the disaster was declared."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very common in travel and news contexts. Used both intransitively ('We fly out on Friday') and transitively ('They flew out the injured players'). Especially common in journalism describing officials, athletes, or workers being transported to or from locations.
Commonly used with
tomorrow tonight Friday crew team injured supplies
Forms
Base
fly out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
flies out
he/she/it
Past simple
flew out
yesterday
Past participle
flown out
have + pp
-ing form
flying out
continuous
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