move out
Verb (intransitive):
- To permanently leave one's residence or place of occupation. It implies vacating the premises.
- To depart from a location or situation.
Verb (transitive):
- To cause someone or something to leave a place; to remove.
Intransitive Verb (leaving a residence/place): After graduating, she decided to move out of her parents' house. The company is moving out of its downtown office next month.
Transitive Verb (causing to leave): The manager moved the noisy equipment out of the main workshop. It was time to move the old furniture out.
"to move out of": Used to specify the location being vacated. They are moving out of the city to live in the countryside.
"to move out on (someone)": (Informal) To leave a shared residence, often abruptly or against the wishes of a partner/roommate. He packed his bags and moved out on her without any explanation.
- Move-in (n/adj): The act of occupying a new residence or the period/time related to that act. (e.g., )
- Move-out (n): The act of vacating a residence or the condition of a property upon departure. (e.g., )
- Evict (v): To expel someone, especially a tenant, from a property by legal process. (A more formal and forceful synonym for the transitive sense.)
- Vacate (v): To leave a place previously occupied.
- Depart (v): To leave, especially to start a journey.
- Clear out (phrasal v): To leave a place quickly or to remove items from it.
Move in: The opposite action; to begin living in a new residence. We will move in as soon as the renovations are complete.
Move on: To leave one place, situation, or activity and progress to another, often focusing on the forward progression. After the project ended, it was time to move on to new challenges.
- "Get the show on the road": To begin a journey or start an activity. While not directly using "move out," it relates to the concept of departing to begin something.
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move out of one's old house or office
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cause to leave
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The teacher took the children out of the classroom
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