Move out meaning
Move out means to leave your home and go to live somewhere else. It can also mean to take things or people out of a place.
move out
move out · moved · moving
I moved out of my parents’ house when I was nineteen.
Move out meanings and examples
2 meanings, each with its own CEFR level. A level marked ~ is our estimate: Oxford and Cambridge give none for that meaning.
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Leave your home and go to live somewhere else
move out
- I moved out of my parents’ house when I was nineteen.
- Our neighbours are moving out on Friday.
- Why did your flatmate move out so suddenly?
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2
Take things or people out of a place
move something out
- We moved the old sofa out to make space.
- They moved out all the patients before the repairs.
- This desk is too big. Let’s move it out.
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Is move out separable?
When move out means leave your home, it has no object. Add of for the place: She moved out of the flat.
When you carry things out, move out is separable: move the boxes out, move them out. A move-out date is the day you must leave a rented home.
Verb tenses for move out
| Present | I move out · she moves out |
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| Past | moved out |
| Present perfect | have moved out |
| -ing form | moving out |
Common mistakes with move out
What learners often say, and what to say instead.
Wrong: I moved out my parents’ house last year.
Right: I moved out of my parents’ house last year.
Add of before the place you leave.
Wrong: She moved out from the flat in May.
Right: She moved out of the flat in May.
The preposition is of, not from.
Wrong: When did you move out of home? Two years before.
Right: When did you move out of home? Two years ago.
Use ago to count back from now.
Synonyms and opposites of move out
Words close to it, and words that mean the opposite.
Similar
- move awaygo to live in a different town or area
- check outleave a hotel, not a home you lived in
- leave homemove out of your parents’ house for the first time
Move out quiz
Three quick questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right and why.
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1The rent was too high, so we ___ last month.
Move out means leave your home to live somewhere else.
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2Choose the right sentence.
Use move out of before the place.
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3“My son moved out at eighteen.” What happened?
Moving out of your parents’ home means you live somewhere else now.
More phrasal verbs with move
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Move out FAQ
Questions people ask about move out.
When is the right age to move out?
It changes a lot by country. In some places people move out at eighteen, in others they stay with their parents until they marry. You can say: I moved out at twenty-two.
Move out vs move away: what is the difference?
Move out means leave your home. Move away means go to live in a different town or area. You can move out but stay in the same street.
What is the past tense of move out?
Moved out. I moved out last year. She has moved out.
Use move out in real conversations
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