out of

Meaning

1. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
2. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
3. (informal) Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
4. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
5. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
6. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
7. Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in.
8. Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in.
9. Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in.
10. From a given cause or motivation.
11. From a given material as means of construction.
12. (informal) In a manner based in but not always in (a certain place); (loosely) in.
13. (informal) expression of how distant a person, an event or object is.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊt əv/

Etymology

From Middle English oute of, from Old English ūt of.

Sentences

They finished fourth out of four teams .