Meaning of out of In English

• 0 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).

• 1 used to show what something is made from:

  • The dress was made out of velvet.

• 2 used to show the reason why someone does something:

  • I took the job out of necessity because we had no money left.

  • You might like to come and see what we're doing out of interest (= because I think you might be interested).

• 3 from among an amount or number:

  • Nine out of ten people said they liked the product.

  • No one got 20 out of 20 (= all the answers correct) in the test.

• 4 used to describe where something came from or began:

  • She dresses like a character out of a 19th-century novel.

  • I paid for the computer out of (= using some of) my savings.

• 5 no longer involved in:

  • I got out of the habit of riding my bike to work.

• 6 from a place or position inside something to a place or position that is beyond it or not part of it:

  • I jumped out of bed and ran downstairs.

  • My daughter just got out of the hospital.

  • He decided to get out of teaching.

• 7 not in the best or in a correct state, or not in a particular state or condition:

  • The picture was out of focus.

  • James has been out of work for over a month.

  • This dress is out of style (= no longer fashionable).

  • It was out of character for Charles not to offer to help.

  • The weeds in the garden are out of control.

  • Tomatoes are out of season now.

• 8 with the help of:

  • I paid for the computer out of my savings.

• 9 (of a material or substance) by using, to produce something:

  • The dress was made out of velvet.

• 10 in a condition in which you have no more of something, esp. because it has all been used:

  • We’ll soon be out of gas.

  • I’m out of patience with her.

  • We’re out of time – we’ve got to leave right now.

• 11 coming from:

  • She copied the pattern out of a magazine.

• 12 because of:

  • She volunteered out of a sense of duty.

• 13 from among a group or a particular number:

  • The poll showed that six out of ten people approved of the job the president is doing.