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out ofpreposition

uk/ˈaʊt ˌəv/us/ˈaʊt ˌəv/

out of preposition (NO LONGER IN)

out of somewhere/sth

More examples

  • I'm always clipping recipes out of magazines.
  • This cork won't come out of the bottle.
  • The doctors say he is now out of danger.
  • I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning.
  • Fur coats have gone out of fashion.

A2 no longer in a stated place or condition:

An apple rolled out of the bag.
Professor Aitchison is out of town this week.
The patient is now out of danger.
The coffee machine is out of order (= does not work).
Both she and her husband are out of work (= no longer have jobs).

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

From, out and outside

  • al fresco
  • breath
  • door
  • exogenous
  • exterior
  • external
  • from
  • open
  • open-air
  • out
  • out
  • out and about idiom
  • outdoor
  • outdoors
  • outer
  • outward
  • outwards
  • outwith
  • thence

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out of preposition (MADE FROM)

B1 also of used to show what something is made from:

The dress was made out of velvet.

More examples

  • He made a hat for himself out of newspaper.
  • Helmets and bullet-proof vests are often made out of Kevlar.
  • He carves garden ornaments out of wood and sells them.
  • The cake decorations are made out of sugar, so you can eat them if you like.
  • Didn't you know that butter was made out of milk?

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Creating and producing

  • bear fruit idiom
  • bring
  • bring sth out
  • churn sth out
  • cobble
  • craft
  • mass-produce
  • on the go idiom
  • overproduce
  • patch sth together
  • phase
  • pump
  • raise
  • rush
  • throw
  • turn sth in
  • turn sth out
  • uncreative
  • unleash
  • unproductive

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out of preposition (BECAUSE OF)

B2 used to show the reason why someone does something:

I took the job out of necessity because we had no money left.
You might like to come and see what we're doing out of interest (= because I think you might be interested).

More examples

  • We didn't publish the details, out of consideration for the victim's family.
  • She decided to call her ex-boyfriend out of curiosity.
  • He only went to see her out of duty.
  • Just out of interest, how old is your wife?
  • She finished with him and, out of revenge, he told her husband about their affair.

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Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason

  • as
  • at
  • because
  • because of
  • behalf
  • cos
  • courtesy
  • fear
  • from
  • herein
  • necessarily
  • on sb's account idiom
  • order
  • owing to
  • right
  • sake 1
  • thanks
  • through
  • with
  • with a view to doing sth idiom

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out of preposition (FROM AMONG)

B1 from among an amount or number:

Nine out of ten people said they liked the product.
No one got 20 out of 20 (= all the answers correct) in the test.

More examples

  • Out of all my friends, she is the most ambitious.
  • He's the only child out of the whole class who's not going on the school trip.
  • I've heard that, out of all the applicants for the job, he was the only graduate.
  • Nine out of ten cats prefer this brand of cat food, apparently.
  • I should be able to find one dress out of all this lot that suits me.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Numbering & counting

  • absolute value
  • cash
  • count
  • count sth out
  • countdown
  • counter
  • decimal point
  • decimalization
  • headcount
  • innumerate
  • modulus
  • number
  • number line
  • numerate
  • pagination
  • reckon
  • reckon sth in
  • recount 1
  • run
  • tot sth up

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out of preposition (ORIGIN)

used to describe where something came from or began:

She dresses like a character out of a 19th-century novel.
I paid for the computer out of (= using some of) my savings.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

From, out and outside

  • al fresco
  • breath
  • door
  • exogenous
  • exterior
  • external
  • from
  • open
  • open-air
  • out
  • out
  • out and about idiom
  • outdoor
  • outdoors
  • outer
  • outward
  • outwards
  • outwith
  • thence

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out of preposition (NOT INVOLVED)

[ after verb ] no longer involved in:

I got out of the habit of riding my bike to work.

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Excluding

  • acid-free
  • alienate
  • apart
  • bar
  • barring
  • count
  • cut
  • discount
  • exclude
  • excluding
  • exclusion
  • exclusive
  • exclusively
  • freeze sb out
  • hold
  • otherwise
  • out of it idiom
  • present
  • present company excepted idiom
  • send

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Idiom(s)

out of your mind/head
out of it

out ofpreposition

us/ˈoʊt əv/

out of preposition (OUTSIDE)

from a place or position inside something to a place or position that is beyond it or not part of it:

I jumped out of bed and ran downstairs.
My daughter just got out of the hospital.

If you are out of an activity, you are no longer involved in it:

He decided to get out of teaching.
out of sight

If something is out of sight it is hidden or too far away to be seen

out of preposition (NOT IN A STATE OF)

not in the best or in a correct state, or not in a particular state or condition:

The picture was out of focus.
James has been out of work for over a month.
This dress is out of style (= no longer fashionable).
out of character

If a person’s behavior is out of character, it is very different from the usual way that person behaves:

It was out of character for Charles not to offer to help.
out of control

Someone or something out of control is difficult to manage:

The weeds in the garden are out of control.
out of print

A book that is out of print is no longer available.

out of season

When a fruit or vegetable is out of season, it is a time of the year when it does not usually grow locally and must be obtained from another region or country:

Tomatoes are out of season now.

out of preposition (WITH)

with the help of:

I paid for the computer out of my savings.

out of preposition (BY USING)

(of a material or substance) by using, to produce something:

The dress was made out of velvet.

out of preposition (NOT HAVE)

in a condition in which you have no more of something, esp. because it has all been used:

We’ll soon be out of gas.
I’m out of patience with her.
We’re out of time – we’ve got to leave right now.

out of preposition (COMING FROM)

coming from:

She copied the pattern out of a magazine.

out of preposition (BECAUSE OF)

because of:

She volunteered out of a sense of duty.

out of preposition (FROM AMONG)

from among a group or a particular number:

The poll showed that six out of ten people approved of the job the president is doing.
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