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out of town

out of town prepositional phrase: of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence.
    • They are out of town this week.
    Antonyms:
    in town
  2. Of a person, from a different place.
    • They look like they are from out of town.
    • It's the kind of Manhattan place you take your relatives when they come from out of town.

Antonyms of out of town

Forms of out of town

alternative formout-of-town
alternative formoutta town

Words formed from out of town

Questions about out of town

What does out of town mean?
Out of town means of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence.
What part of speech is out of town?
Out of town is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of town in the dictionary

  1. out of the woods
  2. out of thin air
  3. out of this world
  4. out of time
  5. out of touch
  6. out of town
  7. out of true
  8. out of tune
  9. out of turn
  10. out of universe
  11. out of use

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