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script out

B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

To write down exactly what someone will say or do, like writing a play or a movie

Literal meaning: To write out (script) something fully — fairly transparent

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

To write a full script for a performance, broadcast, or presentation

"The director asked the writers to script out every scene before filming began."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 idiomatic informal

To plan or rehearse what one will say in advance, often in excessive detail

"She had scripted out the entire job interview in her head the night before."

Grammar: separable
3 C1 neutral

(Computing) To write an automated script to perform a series of tasks or operations

"The developer scripted out the deployment process so the team could run it with a single command."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Used in theatrical, broadcasting, and professional contexts. Also used informally to mean over-planning a conversation or presentation word-for-word. Can carry a slightly negative connotation of being overly rehearsed or unnatural.

Commonly used with

speech conversation scene dialogue presentation response

Forms

Base
script out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scripts out
he/she/it
Past simple
scripted out
yesterday
Past participle
scripted out
have + pp
-ing form
scripting out
continuous

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