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.

Synonyms

from

because of

of

due to

out

beyond

outside

outside of

from within

away from

without

off

over

outwards

per

since

than

by way of

divided by

from among

from inside

ex-

above

in pursuance of

after

around

by

except

expire

for

forth

in

in view of

lengthwise

made of

on

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊt əv/

Etymology

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

Sentences

People now were coming out of the houses .

They finished fourth out of four teams .

But don't let that out of your sight .

The psychiatric unit also operates out of this Annex .

Originally patrolling out of New London , she shifted to Bermuda in May .

Darling , we've run out of avocados !