out
/ɑʊt/ prep, adv [not gradable] (AWAY)Definition
› away or absent from your home or place of work: I’ll be out tomorrow. Leo went out to lunch . We often eat out (= at restaurants). Bill asked me out (= to go somewhere enjoyable together). › If something is out, it is not where it is usually kept or belongs: I checked at the library and that book is out.
(Definition of out prep, adv (AWAY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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