1 C1 informal
(Non-standard) To leave or stop participating in a group or activity.
"A few members decided to join out of the committee after the vote."
join out
C1 informal intransitive
A non-standard or highly regional expression occasionally used to mean to stop participating or to connect outward.
In plain English
To leave a group or stop being part of something (non-standard).
What does "join out" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To join in an outward direction — not idiomatic.
Actually means
To leave a group or stop being part of something (non-standard).
Usage tip
Not recognized as a standard phrasal verb in major dictionaries. May appear in very informal or dialectal speech as an antonym to 'join in', but learners should use 'opt out', 'drop out', or 'withdraw' instead.
How to conjugate "join out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
join out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
joins out
he/she/it
Past simple
joined out
yesterday
Past participle
joined out
have + pp
-ing form
joining out
continuous
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