Phrase guide

move out

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

  • Alright, troops, line up and move out!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To vacate one's place of residence or employment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

  • We must move out before the end of the month or we'll be paying extra rent.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quit, vacate

Antonyms: move in

3

verb

Meaning 3

move out of one's old house or office

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: move in

Broader terms: move

Narrower terms: clear out

4

verb

Meaning 4

cause to leave

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The teacher took the children out of the classroom

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take out, remove

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: clear, call in, estrange

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desllogar-se — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Danish: flytte hjemmefra — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Danish: flytte ud — to vacate one's place of residence
  • French: déménager — to vacate one's place of residence
  • German: ausziehen — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Polish: wyprowadzać się — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Polish: wyprowadzić się — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Portuguese: se mudar — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Russian: съезжа́ть (sʺjezžátʹ) — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Russian: съе́хать (sʺjéxatʹ) — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Russian: выселя́ться (vyseljátʹsja) — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Russian: вы́селиться (výselitʹsja) — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Russian: выезжа́ть (vyjezžátʹ) — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Russian: вы́ехать (výjexatʹ) — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Russian: уезжа́ть (ujezžátʹ) — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Russian: уе́хать (ujéxatʹ) — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Spanish: mudarse de acá — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Spanish: independizarse — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Spanish: emanciparse — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Swedish: flytta ut — to vacate one's place of residence
  • Yiddish: אַרויסקלײַבן זיך (aroysklaybn zikh) — to vacate one's place of residence