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out of

/ˈaʊt əv/
/ˈaʊtə/
/ˈaʊɾə/

Rhymes with -aʊtə

Where it comes from

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

preposition outta

From the inside to the outside of. The audience came out of the theater.
So as no longer to be in a given condition or state. I have fallen out of love with you.
informal From a thing or place as a source, place of origin etc. He ate out of a big bowl.
Stating the port in which a boat has been registered. There's the Titanic out of Liverpool.
Taken from among; expressing a fraction of (a larger number); Only three out of a thousand are born with this rare disease.
Similar: in, from, of, for
Born from a given mother. She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
Not within a given space, area etc. His feet rested out of the water.
Not in (a given state, condition). I'm rather out of practice right now.
Without; no longer in possession of. Sorry, we're out of bread.
From a given cause or motivation. I laughed out of embarrassment.
From a given material as means of construction. It's made out of mahogany.
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.
informal, often expression of how distant a person, an event or object is. Five months out of the election
with a transitive verb and an intensifier To an extreme degree. We're gonna blow the crap out of it.
No longer in possession of; having no more of. Near-synonym: fresh out of
Similar: fresh out of

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Every language

prep 1.2. So as no longer to be in a given condition or state; 2.2. Not in (a given state, condition)

Deutsch	außer
العربية	خَارِج ḵārij

prep 4. From a given material as means of construction

Español	de, a partir de

prep 1.1. from the inside to the outside of

Português	para fora
Français	hors de
Deutsch	aus
Română	din
Русский	из iz
العربية	خَارِج ḵārij
עברית	מתוך

prep 1.5. expressing a fraction or a ratio

Español	de
Português	de
Français	sur
Deutsch	von
Русский	из iz

prep 2.3. Without; no longer in possession of

Español	sin
Français	à court de
Русский	без bez, нет net

prep 4. From a given cause or motivation

Español	por
Português	de
Français	par
Deutsch	aus
Română	din cauză de
Русский	руково́дствуясь rukovódstvujasʹ, по причи́не po pričíne, из iz, и́з-за íz-za, за za, всле́дствие vslédstvije
العربية	بِدَافِع bi-dāfiʕ

prep 5. in a manner based in but not always in

Español	tener su sede central en, con sede central en

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@misc{out_of_2026,
  title = {out of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}