aut, autim

English: ‘out’.

See first Mihalic entry. See second Mihalic entry. See List discussion. .

Modifier forms

  1. out
    em i go aut long taun she has gone out to town
    paua i aut the power is out

  1. be put out, evicted ® raus
    yu bikhet, bai yu aut long wok if you muck about, you’ll be sacked

  1. be knocked out
    tripela man takolim em, na em i aut pinis three players tackled him and knocked him out

Transitive verb forms

  1. Form of talking: to declare, divulge, place on the table
    mipela mas autim belhevi bilong mipela we must declare our concerns
    autim wari declare one’s worries
    autim tok hait divulge a secret

Verb phrase forms

  1. Warfare, fighting: autim tiket (a) to knock out, to best, to kill (see Smith 1990)
    ol i pait i go i go na pukpuk i autim tiket bilong masalai ya they fought and fought, then the crocodile knocked out the masalai
    em i sanap long eleksin na autim tiket bilong olpela memba he stood in the election and bested the former member

  1. Sexual activity: autim tiket (b) to win over sexually, to have sex with (see Smith 1990)
    planti yangpela man i save traim long autim tiket bilong dispela meri, tasol no gat wanpela i save win many young men tried to win over this woman, but they never succeeded

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