outing

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaʊtɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaʊtɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(outing)

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out
‘out of’
When you go out of a place or get out of something such as a vehicle, you leave it, so that you are no longer inside it.
She rushed out of the house.
He got out of the car.
She's just got out of bed.
In conversation and in less formal writing, you can use out without ‘of’ in sentences like these.
‘Come on, get out the car,’ she said.
Be careful
Some people think this is incorrect. In formal English, you must use out of.
You don't usually use ‘from’ after out. However, you use from in front of some other prepositions such as behind or under.
He came out from behind the table.
‘out’ used as an adverb
You can use out as an adverb to say that someone leaves a place.
I ran out and slammed the door.
Why don't we go out into the garden?
If someone is out, they are not at home.
He came when I was out.

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