Definition
To select (someone or something) from a group and highlight them or treat them differently.
Origins
From single (“to take alone, or one by one”, intransitive archaic verb) + out. First attested in 1629.
In Context
- "Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag."
- "Yvonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with."
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:single out."
Also Said As
- mark out
- pick out
See Also
- in the crosshairs
- in the limelight
- in the spotlight
- peel off
- pick off
- separate