Question 1

What does "dry out" mean?

Accepted Answer

To become completely dry, losing all or most moisture, often through time or exposure to air or heat.

Question 2

How do you use "dry out" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

Leave the clay sculpture in the sun for a day and it will dry out completely.

Question 3

Is "dry out" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"dry out" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. Has two main uses: (1) a physical sense about moisture loss, often referring to soil, food, skin, or materials; (2) an informal sense about recovering from alcoholism, often in a medical or rehabilitation context. The second sense is well established in informal and journalistic English.

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