out of
preposition (NO LONGER IN)Definition
out of somewhere/sth 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).From, out and outside
(Definition of out of preposition (NO LONGER IN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- al fresco adjective, adverb
- door noun
- exterior adjective
- exterior noun
- external adjective
- from preposition (DISTANCE)
- from preposition (PLACE)
- from preposition (POSITION)
- from preposition (PREVENTING)
- from preposition (PROTECTION)
- inside adverb, preposition, adjective
- open noun (NOT ENCLOSED)
- out adverb, preposition (AWAY FROM INSIDE)
- outdoor adjective
- outdoors adverb, noun
- outer adjective
- outermost adjective
- outside adverb, preposition
- outside noun (LARGEST AMOUNT)
- outta preposition
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