sortir/sɔʁ.tiʁ/
verb / noun · A2 · Frequency 166
verb
Meanings
to exit, go out, come out
Commonly used to indicate movement of a person or thing from inside to outside.
to take out, bring out
Indicates taking or bringing something out from a place.
to publish, release (books, movies, etc.)
Commonly used to refer to the official release of books, movies, records, etc.
Examples
Les visiteurs doivent sortir par la porte principale.
Visitors must leave through the main door.
Il faut sortir les légumes du réfrigérateur avant de cuisiner.
The vegetables need to be taken out of the refrigerator before cooking.
Elle préfère sortir après le coucher du soleil.
She prefers to go out after sunset.
Collocations
- sortir de la maisonto leave the house
- sortir un livreto publish a book
Common mistakes
Je sort de la maison.
Je sors de la maison.
The first-person singular present form of sortir is the irregular form sors, not sort; sort is the third-person singular form.
Related words
Grammar note
The verb sortir uses être as auxiliary in compound tenses when there is no direct object; when a direct object is present, it uses avoir as auxiliary.
verb
Meanings
to go out, to leave a place
Common verb indicating movement from inside or a place to outside.
to take out, to remove
Indicates taking something out from somewhere.
to publish, to release (books, movies, etc.)
Commonly used for the release or publication of cultural products.
Examples
Nous allons sortir après le travail.
We are going out after work.
Il préfère sortir par la porte arrière.
He prefers to leave through the back door.
Elle doit sortir les légumes du réfrigérateur.
She has to take the vegetables out of the refrigerator.
Collocations
- sortir de la maisonto leave the house
- sortir un filmto release a movie
Common mistakes
sortir à la maison
sortir de la maison
When sortir means leaving a place, it is followed by the preposition de, not à.
Related words
Grammar note
The verb sortir uses auxiliary être in compound tenses when meaning "to go out"; it uses auxiliary avoir when meaning "to take out" or "to publish."
nounmasculine
Meanings
an outing, going out
As a noun, refers to the act of leaving home or a usual place for leisure or other purposes.
Examples
Le sortir du dimanche après-midi est une tradition dans notre famille.
The Sunday afternoon outing is a tradition in our family.
Un sortir en ville peut être très agréable après une longue semaine de travail.
An outing in the city can be very enjoyable after a long week of work.
Collocations
- faire une sortieto go on an outing
- organiser une sortieto organize an outing
- prévoir une sortieto plan an outing
Common mistakes
sortir (verbe)
sortir (nom)
Learners often confuse the noun sortir with the verb form, causing part of speech errors.
Related words
synonymsortieouting, going out
antonymentréeentrance, coming in
verb
Meanings
to exit, go out, come out
Commonly used to indicate movement of a person or thing from inside to outside.
to take out, bring out
Indicates taking or bringing something out from a place.
to publish, release (books, movies, etc.)
Commonly used to refer to the official release of books, movies, records, etc.
Examples
Sortant du métro, Nadia a appelé son frère.
Coming out of the subway, Nadia called her brother.
Les visiteurs quittaient la salle, sortant par petits groupes.
The visitors were leaving the hall, going out in small groups.
Le secrétaire préparait la réunion, sortant les dossiers de l armoire.
The secretary was preparing the meeting, taking the files out of the cabinet.
Grammar note
The verb sortir uses être as auxiliary in compound tenses when there is no direct object; when a direct object is present, it uses avoir as auxiliary.
verb
Meanings
to exit, go out, come out
Commonly used to indicate movement of a person or thing from inside to outside.
to take out, bring out
Indicates taking or bringing something out from a place.
to publish, release (books, movies, etc.)
Commonly used to refer to the official release of books, movies, records, etc.
Examples
Paul est sorti du bureau avant la fin de la réunion.
Paul left the office before the end of the meeting.
Le soleil est sorti derrière les nuages en début d'après-midi.
The sun came out from behind the clouds in the early afternoon.
Le cuisinier a sorti les assiettes du placard.
The cook took the plates out of the cupboard.
Grammar note
The verb sortir uses être as auxiliary in compound tenses when there is no direct object; when a direct object is present, it uses avoir as auxiliary.