out of
preposition
- coming outside from
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊt əv/ / /ˈaʊtə/ / /ˈaʊɾə/
prep
Etymology: From Middle English oute of, from Old English ūt of.
- Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
“The audience came out of the theater.”
“The cat jumped out of the basket.”
- Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
“I have fallen out of love with you.”
“They will soon be out of business.”
- Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
“He ate out of a big bowl.”
“Turns out he's some rapper out of New York called Buster Bigmouth.”
- Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
“There's the Titanic out of Liverpool.”
- Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
“Only three out of a thousand are born with this rare disease.”
“Out of the entire class, only Cynthia completed the work.”
- Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.
“She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.”
- Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in.
“His feet rested out of the water.”
“Is your mother out of hospital?”
- Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in.
“I'm rather out of practice right now.”
“He cannot see you because he's feeling out of spirits today.”
- Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in.
“Sorry, we're out of bread.”
“Once out of the farm the approach of poverty would be sure.”
- From a given cause or motivation.
“I laughed out of embarrassment.”
“She only did it out of love for him.”
- From a given material as means of construction.
“It's made out of mahogany.”
- In a manner based in but not always in (a certain place); (loosely) in.
“They're out of Tampa and they cover the Southeast.”
“He works out of the main office.”
- expression of how distant a person, an event or object is.
“Five months out of the election”
“Several yards out of the ocean”