single out en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈʌʊ̯t/ (Scotland)
- sĭng′gəl out′
- /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈaʊ̯t/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈæɔ̯t/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌsəŋ.ɡəl ˈæʊ̯t/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From single (“to take alone, or one by one”, intransitive archaic verb) + out. First attested in 1629.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently.
Yvonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with.
Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:single out.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| singles out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| singling out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| singled out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| singled out | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
pick off · in the limelight · separate · in the spotlight · in the crosshairs · peel off
Synonyms
Translations (24)
ru обосо́бить (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · fr distinguer (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · ru выделя́ть (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · ru вы́членить (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · ru обособля́ть (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · mk и́збере (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · pl wyróżnić (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · fi ottaa silmätikuksi (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · pl wyróżniać (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · de auswählen (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · de gesondert behandeln (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · de aussondern (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · fi kohdella toisin kuin muita (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · it eccettuare (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · mk о́двои (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · ru вычленя́ть (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · es seleccionar (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · ru вы́делить (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · mk о́ддели (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · es singularizar (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · ru отбира́ть (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · mk и́здвои (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · fr singulariser (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently) · ru отобра́ть (to select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently)