out of en · ADP
Pronunciation
- /ˈaʊɾə/
- /ˈaʊtə/
- (US) audio
- /ˈaʊt əv/
Etymology
From Middle English oute of, from Old English ūt of.
Meanings
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Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into. ▸ From the inside to the outside of.
The audience came out of the theater.
The cat jumped out of the basket.
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Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into. ▸ So as no longer to be in a given condition or state.
They will soon be out of business.
This train will be going out of service at the next station.
I have fallen out of love with you.
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(informal) Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into. ▸ From a thing or place as a source, place of origin etc.
Turns out he's some rapper out of New York called Buster Bigmouth.
He ate out of a big bowl.
Mike Morgillo, a cop out of the Bronx borough command — who is married to a detective — says he's sick of sitting around other cops' backyards hearing the same old he-shot, she-shot stories.
1997, New York, volume 30, number 31, page 33:
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Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into. ▸ Stating the port in which a boat has been registered.
There's the Titanic out of Liverpool.
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Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into. ▸ Taken from among; expressing a fraction of (a larger number);
Out of the entire class, only Cynthia completed the work.
Only one out of three new students come(s) back.
Out of all men beg for a chance to drill your lots, maybe one in twenty will be oilmen.
2007 September 27, Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood, spoken by Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), distributed by Paramount Vantage & Miramax Films:Users rated this product a 9 out of 10.
Only three out of a thousand are born with this rare disease.
Here in Victoria Strait during our second season we were caught in the grip of impenetrable ice floes for 12 out of 40 days at sea.
1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 590:
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(qualifier:now chiefly horse breeding) Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into. ▸ Born from a given mother.
She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
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Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in. ▸ Not within a given space, area etc.
His feet rested out of the water.
Is your mother out of hospital?
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Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in. ▸ Not in (a given state, condition).
He cannot see you because he's feeling out of spirits today.
I'm rather out of practice right now.
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Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in. ▸ Without; no longer in possession of.
Once out of the farm the approach of poverty would be sure.
1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, Barnes & Noble, published 2005, page 276:Sorry, we're out of bread.
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From a given cause or motivation.
She only did it out of love for him.
She asked the question out of mere curiosity.
I laughed out of embarrassment.
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From a given material as means of construction.
It's made out of mahogany.
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(informal) In a manner based in but not always in (a certain place); (loosely) in.
They're out of Tampa and they cover the Southeast.
This company, based out of England has a full line of magickal products but I can really on^([sic]) comment on their charcoal incense.
2007, Raven Womack, The Raven's Flight Book of Incense, Oils, Potions and Brews, page 107:The first major radio networks were based out of New York, and these chains of radio stations would broadcast the same programs that would originate from New York to its subsidiary stations across the nation.
2015, Alan C. Turley, Urban Culture: Exploring Cities and Cultures, page 81:He works out of the main office.
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(informal, often) expression of how distant a person, an event or object is.
Five months out of the election
Several yards out of the ocean
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(with a transitive verb and an intensifier) To an extreme degree.
We're gonna blow the crap out of it.
I could eat the heck out of some spaghetti.
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No longer in possession of; having no more of.
Well, we're out of copy paper, so I guess there'll be no printing any printouts today!
Near-synonym: fresh out of
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outta | alternative, colloquial | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
out of place · out of reach (not part of) · out of nowhere (having come out of)
Relateds
Synonyms
without (Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.; From a thing or place as a source, place of origin etc.) · of (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · exterior to (Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.; So as no longer to be in a given condition or state.) · outside of (2, 3) · in · fresh out of · for (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · from (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · external to (2, 3)
Translations (76)
uk керу́ючись (with the motivation of) · ro din (from the inside to the outside of) · de aus (with the motivation of) · be з (from the inside to the outside of) · fr à court de (not having anymore) · ru без (not having anymore) · sv utanför (from the inside to the outside of) · es de (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · sv ut ur (from the inside to the outside of) · fy út (from the inside to the outside of) · grc ἐκ (from the inside to the outside of) · ru из (from the inside to the outside of) · ga as (from the inside to the outside of) · ru нет (not having anymore) · nl uit (from the inside to the outside of) · la e (with the motivation of) · ar خَارِج (not in a customary or desired state) · pl z (from the inside to the outside of) · ru из (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · es tener su sede central en (in a manner based in but not always in) · uk вна́слідок (with the motivation of) · grc ἐξ (from the inside to the outside of) · de außer (not in a customary or desired state) · pt de (with the motivation of) · ang of (from the inside to the outside of) · nl uit (with the motivation of) · ang of (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · es con sede central en (in a manner based in but not always in) · pl ze (from the inside to the outside of) · de aus (from the inside to the outside of) · ru из (with the motivation of) · ang ūt of (from the inside to the outside of) · no ut av (from the inside to the outside of) · cs z (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · uk із (from the inside to the outside of) · ar خَارِج (from the inside to the outside of) · nl door ... heen (not having anymore) · fi ulkona (from the inside to the outside of) · ru по причи́не (with the motivation of) · arz من باب (with the motivation of) · es sin (not having anymore) · fr hors de (from the inside to the outside of) · ru и́з-за (with the motivation of) · la ex (with the motivation of) · de von (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · la a (with the motivation of) · bg от (from the inside to the outside of) · uk че́рез (with the motivation of) · la ec (with the motivation of) · arz برا (from the inside to the outside of) · uk з (from the inside to the outside of) · cs z (from the inside to the outside of) · la e (from the inside to the outside of) · sv ute ur (from the inside to the outside of) · ro din cauză de (with the motivation of) · nl van de (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · cs z (with the motivation of) · uk зі (from the inside to the outside of) · ru за (with the motivation of) · he מתוך (from the inside to the outside of) · ang for (with the motivation of) · pt para fora (from the inside to the outside of) · fr par (with the motivation of) · eo pro (with the motivation of) · fi ulos (from the inside to the outside of) · vo se (from the inside to the outside of) · la ex (from the inside to the outside of) · la ec (from the inside to the outside of) · pt de (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · ru руково́дствуясь (with the motivation of) · fr sur (expressing a fraction or a ratio) · ar بِدَافِع (with the motivation of) · es por (with the motivation of) · ru всле́дствие (with the motivation of) · eo ekster (not within a given space) · la ab (with the motivation of)