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

1. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.

   “The audience came out of the theater.”

   “The cat jumped out of the basket.”

2. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.

   “I have fallen out of love with you.”

   “They will soon be out of business.”

3. 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.”

4. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.

   “There's the Titanic out of Liverpool.”

5. 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.”

6. Expressing motion away, literal or figurative; opposed to into.

   “She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.”

7. Expressing position outside, literal or figurative; opposed to in.

   “His feet rested out of the water.”

   “Is your mother out of hospital?”

8. 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.”

9. 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.”

10. From a given cause or motivation.

    “I laughed out of embarrassment.”

    “She only did it out of love for him.”

11. From a given material as means of construction.

    “It's made out of mahogany.”

12. 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.”

13. expression of how distant a person, an event or object is.

    “Five months out of the election”

    “Several yards out of the ocean”