Fan Out

Pronunciation: /fæn aʊt/

Definitions of fan out

verb to spread out in a shape resembling a fan, to diverge or separate in different directions

Example Sentences

A1 The students fan out to find their seats in the classroom.

A2 The birds fan out across the sky in search of food.

B1 The search party fanned out to cover more ground in the forest.

B2 The protesters fanned out in different directions to avoid being caught by the police.

C1 The team fanned out to gather information from various sources before making a decision.

C2 The detectives fanned out to interview potential witnesses in the neighborhood.

Examples of fan out in a Sentence

formal The search party began to fan out in different directions to cover more ground.

informal Let's fan out and search the area to see if we can find the missing keys.

slang We should fan out and scope out the scene before the party starts.

figurative The rumors began to fan out through the small town, spreading like wildfire.

Grammatical Forms of fan out

• past tense: fanned out
• plural: fan out
• comparative: more fan out
• superlative: most fan out
• present tense: fans out
• future tense: will fan out
• perfect tense: has fanned out
• continuous tense: is fanning out
• singular: fans out
• positive degree: fan out
• infinitive: to fan out
• gerund: fanning out
• participle: fanned out

Origin and Evolution of fan out

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The phrase 'fan out' originated from the action of spreading or fanning something out like a deck of cards.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in a literal sense to describe the act of spreading out in a fan-like shape, the term 'fan out' has evolved to also mean spreading out or dispersing in a broader sense, such as a group of people fanning out to cover a larger area.