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“out” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

out adv.
foras (with motion): foris (without motion). To be out = not at home, foris esse; domi non esse: he is not yet gone out, domo nondum excessit: this is the first time that I have been out since my illness, *ex quo convalui, primum domo effero pedem: to break out, prorumpere: to come out; i. e., to become known, exire in turbam or in vulgus; emanare (in vulgus); exire atque in vulgus emanare; efferri (foras, in vulgus); effluere et ad aures hominum permanare. But for “out,” with verbs, Vid: the verbs.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for out?
The usual Latin words for “out” are forās, forum, prōrumpō; also ēmānō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.