il sortit

went out, came out, left, took out

→ sortir
sort to go out, to leave + it 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #16,596
went out, came out, left This is the passé simple, used mainly in written narratives; everyday speech usually uses est sorti(e).
FR: Elle sortit de la maison.
EN: She went out of the house.
took out This is the passé simple, used mainly in written narratives; everyday speech usually uses a form of a sorti.
FR: Il sortit son téléphone de sa poche.
EN: He took his phone out of his pocket.
Conjugation of sortir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First sortis —
Second sortis —
Third sortit sortirent

Tom sortit dans la rue.

Tom went out into the street.

Un flot de gens sortit du théâtre.

A stream of people poured out of the theater.

Tom sortit son portefeuille pour payer l'addition.

Tom took out his wallet to pay the bill.

De la fumée noire sortit de la cheminée.

Black smoke came out of the chimney.

Tom ne sortit jamais du coma.

Tom never came out of the coma.

Sami ouvrit la porte et sortit.

Sami opened the door and walked out.

Mr. Fogg n'avait donc pas à sortir, et il ne sortit pas.

So Mr. Fogg didn’t have to go out, and he didn’t.

C'est ainsi qu'il se sortit du danger.

That’s how he got out of danger.

Des années plus tard, elle sortit de son silence.

Years later, she broke her silence.

John sortit une clé de sa poche.

John took a key out of his pocket.

Cela dit, l'agent sortit et se mit à la recherche de Passepartout.

That said, the agent went out and began looking for Passepartout.

Passepartout sortit, tout courant.

Passepartout rushed out.

Marie sortit son téléphone de son sac à main.

Marie took her phone out of her purse.

Sami s'approcha, sortit son arme et tira une fois dans le cœur de Farid.

Sami approached, drew his weapon, and shot Farid once in the heart.

Akira sortit quelques minutes.

Akira went out for a few minutes.

Ziri sortit.

Ziri went out.

Tom sortit quelques pièces de sa poche.

Tom took some coins out of his pocket.

Toute la famille sortit de la voiture.

The whole family got out of the car.

Sur ce, il se leva et sortit.

With that, he got up and went out.

Tom sortit les poubelles.

Tom took out the trash.

Elle sortit de la baignoire et se sécha.

She got out of the tub and dried herself.

L'acteur sortit de derrière le rideau.

The actor stepped out from behind the curtain.

Tom sortit du bain, se sécha et enfila ses vêtements.

Tom got out of the bath, dried himself and put on his clothes.

Tom sortit de sa poche un billet de vingt dollars.

Tom took a twenty-dollar bill out of his pocket.

Tom sortit de la baignoire et se sécha.

Tom got out of the tub and dried himself.

Le criminel sortit de la maison les mains en l'air.

The criminal came out of the house with his hands in the air.

Une grenouille sortit de l'eau.

A frog came out of the water.