Definitions for out of
out of

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. out ofadverb

   motivated by

   "idleness is the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work"

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1. out ofpreposition

   From the inside to the outside of ; having emerged from.

2. out ofpreposition

   Not part of.

3. out ofpreposition

   With the motivation of.

4. out ofpreposition

   Without; no longer in possession of; not having more; divested of.

5. out ofpreposition

   Not in a customary or desired state.

6. out ofpreposition

   In a group of.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Out ofprep.

   Of seems to be the preposition, and out only to modify the sense of of.

   1. From; noting produce.

   So many Neroes and Caligulas,
   Out of these crooked shores must daily raise. Edmund Spenser.

   Those bards coming many hundred years after, could not know what was done in former ages, nor deliver certainty of any thing, but what they feigned out of their own unlearned heads. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   Alders and ashes have been seen to grow out of steeples; but they manifestly grow out of clefts. Francis Bacon.

   He is softer than Ovid; he touches the passions more delicately, and performs all this out of his own fund, without diving into the sciences for a supply. Dryden.

   2. Not in; noting exclusion or dismission.

   The sacred nymph
   Was out of Dian’s favour, as it then befel. Fa. Queen.

   Guiltiness
   Will speak, though tongues were out of use. William Shakespeare.

   The cavern’s mouth alone was hard to find,
   Because the path difus’d was out of mind. Dryden.

   My retreat the best companions grace,
   Chiefs out of war, and statesmen out of place. Alexander Pope.

   Does he fancy we can sit,
   To hear his out of fashion wit?
   But he takes up with younger folks,
   Who, for his wine, will bear his jokes. Jonathan Swift.

   They are out of their element, and logic is none of their talent. Thomas Baker, on Learning.

   3. No longer in.

   Enjoy the present smiling hour;
   And put it out of fortune’s pow’r. Dryden.

   4. Not in; noting unfitness.

   He is witty out of season; leaving the imitation of nature, and the cooler dictates of his judgment. Dryden.

   Thou’lt say my passion’s out of season,
   That Cato’s great example and misfortunes
   Should both conspire to drive it from my thoughts. Addis.

   5. Not within; relating to a house.

   Court holy water in a dry house, is better than the rain waters out of door. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   6. From; noting extraction.

   Juices of fruits are watry and oily: among the watry are all the fruits out of which drink is expressed; as the grape, the apple, the pear, and cherry. Francis Bacon.

   7. From; noting copy.

   St. Paul quotes one of their poets for this saying, notwithstanding T. G’s censure of them out of Quintus Horatius Flaccus. Edward Stillingfleet.

   8. From; noting rescue.

   Christianity recovered the law of nature out of all those errors with which it was overgrown in the times of paganism. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   9. Not in; noting exorbitance or irregularity.

   Why publish it at this juncture; and so, out of all method, apart and before the work. Jonathan Swift.

   Using old thread-bare phrases, will often make you go out of your way to find and apply them. Jonathan Swift.

   10. From one thing to something different.

   He that looks on the eternal things that are not seen, will, through those opticks, exactly discern the vanity of all that is visible; will be neither frighted nor flattered out of his duty. Decay of Piety.

   Words are able to persuade men out of what they find and feel, and to reverse the very impressions of sense. South.

   11. To a different state from; in a different state, noting disorder.

   That noble and most sovereign reason,
   Like sweet bells jangl’d out of tune and harsh;
   That unmatch’d form and feature of blown youth,
   Blasted with extasy. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   When the mouth is out of taste, it maketh things taste sometimes salt, chiefly bitter, and sometimes loathsome, but never sweet. Francis Bacon.

   By the same fatal blow, the earth fell out of that regular form wherein it was produced at first, into all these irregularities in its present form. Thomas Burnet, on the Earth.

   They all at once employ their thronging darts,
   But out of order thrown, in air they join,
   And multitude makes frustrate the design. Dryden.

   12. Not according to.

   That there be an equality, so that no man acts or speaks out of character. Alexander Pope, View of Ep. Poem.

   13. To a different state from; noting separation.

   Whosoever doth measure by number, must needs be greatly out of love with a thing that hath so many faults; whosoever by weight cannot chuse but esteem very highly of that wherein the wit of so scrupulous adversaries hath not hitherto observed any defect, which themselves can seriously think to be of moment. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 27.

   If ridicule were employed to laugh men out of vice and folly, it might be of some use; but it is made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking every thing solemn and serious. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   14. Beyond.

   Amongst those things which have been received with great reason, ought that to be reckoned which the antient practise of the church hath continued out of mind. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 9.

   What, out of hearing gone? no sound, no word?
   Alack, where are you? William Shakespeare.

   I have been an unlawful bawd, time out of mind. William Shakespeare.

   Few had the least suspicion of their intentions, till they were both out of distance to have their conversion attempted. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

   With a longer peace, the power of France with so great revenues, and such application, will not encrease every year out of proportion to what ours will do. William Temple.

   He shall only be prisoner at the soldiers quarters; and when I am out of reach, he shall be released. Dryden.

   We see people lulled asleep with solid and elaborate discourses of piety, who would be transported out of themselves by the bellowings of enthusiasm. Addison.

   John Milton’s story was transacted in regions that lie out of the reach of the sun and the sphere of the day. Addison.

   Women weep and tremble at the sight of a moving preacher, though he is placed quite out of their hearing. Addison.

   15. Deviating from: Noting irregularity.

   Heaven defend but still I should stand so,
   So long as out of limit, and true rule,
   You stand against anointed majesty! William Shakespeare.

   The supream being has made the best arguments for his own existence, in the formation of the heavens and the earth, and which a man of sense cannot forbear attending to, who is out of the noise of human affairs. Addison.

   16. Past; without; noting something worn out or exhausted.

   I am out of breath:
   —— How art thou out of breath, when thou hast breath?
   To say to me that thou art out of breath? William Shakespeare.

   Out of hope to do any good, he directed his course to Corone. Richard Knolles.

   He found himself left far behind,
   Both out of heart and out of wind. Hudibras.

   I published some fables, which are out of print. Arbuth.

   17. By means of.

   Out of that will I cause those of Cyprus to mutiny. William Shakespeare.

   18. In consequence of; noting the motive or reason.

   She is persuaded I will marry her, out of her own love and flattery, not out of my promise. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   The pope, out of the care of an universal father, had in the conclave divers consultations about an holy war against the Turk. Francis Bacon, Hen. VII.

   Not out of cunning, but a train
   Of atoms justling in his brain,
   As learn’d philosophers give out. Hudibras, p. ii.

   Cromwell accused the earl of Manchester, of having betrayed the parliament out of cowardice. Edward Hyde.

   Those that have recourse to a new creation of waters, are such as do it out of laziness and ignorance, or such as do it out of necessity. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   Distinguish betwixt those that take state upon them, purely out of pride and humour, and those that do the same in compliance with the necessity of their affairs. Roger L'Estrange.

   Make them conformable to laws, not only for wrath and out of fear of the magistrate’s power, which is but a weak principle of obedience; but out of conscience, which is a firm and lasting principle. John Tillotson.

   What they do not grant out of the generosity of their nature, they may grant out of mere impatience. George Smalridge.

   Our successes have been the consequences of a necessary war; in which we engaged, not out of ambition, but for the defence of all that was dear to us. Francis Atterbury.

   19. Out of hand; immediately; as that is easily used which is ready in the hand.

   He bade to open wide his brazen gate,
   Which long time had been shut, and out of hand,
   Proclaimed joy and peace through all his state. Fa. Queen.

   No more ado,
   But gather we our forces out of hand,
   And set upon our boasting enemy. William Shakespeare.

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1. out of

   "Out of" is a preposition generally used to indicate a point of origin, state or transition. It expresses a concept where something or someone is no longer within, contained in, or originating from its stated place or original state. This phrase can also indicate a reason, a material or substance from which something is made, depletion of a quantity, proportion, or part of a whole.

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1. out of

   To take from

   The tongs is good to take food from the toaster

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2021  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'out of' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #164

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'out of' in Written Corpus Frequency: #231

How to pronounce out of?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of out of in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of out of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of out of in a Sentence

1. Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris:

   It's a difficult tactical situation, there is no control over who goes in or out of the building and there are still people inside.

2. Rebel Wilson:

   These people are like, the best dancers in the whole world, so they can't cool their muscles down or they could get an injury and they'd be out of the film... So, they'd heat up the set like a sauna so we would never cool down, but made it pretty uncomfortable.

3. President Barack Obama:

   The moment is now for us to make these changes, we have a great opportunity coming out of some great conflict and tragedy to really transform how we think about community law enforcement relations so that everybody feels safer and our law enforcement officers feel -- rather than being embattled -- feel fully supported. We need to seize that opportunity.

4. William Shakespeare:

   They say, best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.

5. Arnie Wexler:

   I would gamble on two cockroaches coming out of the carpet, which would come closer, that’s what a sick gambler does.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=out of
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Out_of
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=out of
4. ^ ChatGPT
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