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jam out

B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words

play music together for fun or enjoy music a lot

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

To play music informally and freely, often with improvisation.

"The band stayed after practice to jam out for another hour."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

To listen and respond to music with strong enjoyment and energy.

"We were jamming out to old funk tracks in the car."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Common in casual speech among musicians and music fans. Often used with 'to' plus a song or artist.

Commonly used with

with friends on guitar to a song in the studio all night

Forms

Base
jam out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
jams out
he/she/it
Past simple
jamed out
yesterday
Past participle
jamed out
have + pp
-ing form
jaming out
continuous

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Synonyms

play informally improvise rock out groove play together

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