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Single Out for Dummies

verb

pronunciation: 'sɪŋɡəl_aʊt

What does Single Out really mean?

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Single out means to choose or pick out one specific thing or person from a group or crowd. It's like when you're in a classroom full of students and the teacher points at you and says, "I'm going to single you out to answer this question." In this case, the teacher is selecting you from everyone else in the class to give a response. It's just like picking one special piece of candy from a whole jar full of different candies.

When we single someone or something out, it's like we are focusing all our attention on that one particular thing or person. It's similar to when you're playing a game and one team captain says, "I'm going to single out Rachel to be on my team." The team captain is specifically choosing Rachel because they think she's a great player and they want her skills on their team. So, single out can mean to intentionally separate or distinguish someone or something from the rest.

Not only people, but we can also single out objects or things. For example, imagine you're at a store and there are many different shirts on display. You find one shirt that you really like, and you tell your friend, "I'm going to single out this shirt and buy it." By saying this, you're letting your friend know that you have chosen and selected this particular shirt from all the other options.

To put it simply, when we single out someone or something, we are giving special attention or selecting it from a larger group because we find it important, unique, or significant in some way. It's choosing that one thing or person that stands out or catches our attention from everything else around it.

Revised and Fact checked by William Taylor on 2023-10-28 17:51:27

Single Out In a sentece

Learn how to use Single Out inside a sentece

  • In a class photo, the teacher can single out a student by asking them to stand in the front row.
  • During a soccer game, the coach may single out a player for praise if they score a goal.
  • At a party, someone might single out a friend by asking them to dance.
  • In a group project, a teacher can single out a student by giving them a special task to complete.
  • During a test, a teacher may single out a student by asking them to answer a difficult question.

Single Out Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

Single Out Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

Single Out Hyponyms

Words that are more specific than the original word.