out of

Preposition

out of

1. From the inside to the outside of.
   • The audience came out of the theater.
   • The cat jumped out of the basket.
2. So as no longer to be in a given condition or state.
   • I have fallen out of love with you.
   • They will soon be out of business.
3. (informal) From a thing or place as a source, place of origin etc.
   • He ate out of a big bowl.
   • Turns out he's some rapper out of New York called Buster Bigmouth.
4. Stating the port in which a boat has been registered.
   • There's the Titanic out of Liverpool.
5. Taken from among; expressing a fraction of (a larger number);
   • Only three out of a thousand are born with this rare disease.
   • Out of the entire class, only Cynthia completed the work.

   Synonyms:

   in, from, of, for

6. (now chiefly horse breeding) Born from a given mother.
   • She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
7. Not within a given space, area etc.
   • His feet rested out of the water.
   • Is your mother out of hospital?
8. Not in (a given state, condition).
   • I'm rather out of practice right now.
   • He cannot see you because he's feeling out of spirits today.
9. Without; no longer in possession of.
   • Sorry, we're out of bread.
   • Once out of the farm the approach of poverty would be sure.1874, Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, Barnes & Noble, published 2005, page 276
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. (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.
    • He works out of the main office.