Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: In addition to the uses shown below, '~' is also used in the phrasal verbs ‘put ~’ and ‘set ~’.
1.
When someone goes ~ from a place, they leave it. (LITERARY)
Go ~ into the desert...
= out
ADV: ADV after v
2.
If one thing brings ~ another, the first thing produces the second. (LITERARY)
My reflections brought ~ no conclusion.
ADV: ADV after v
3.
When someone or something is brought ~, they are brought to a place or moved into a position where people can see them. (LITERARY)
Pilate ordered Jesus to be brought ~...
= out
ADV: ADV after v
4.
back and ~: see back
to hold ~: see hold