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to move out

to move out

36 2.8
To make someone or something leave a place
  • phrasal verb
  • /muːv aʊt/
translation icon : desalojar
  • We need to move out early.

Examples

  • We've been trying to get our sons to move out on their own.

  • We'll be moving out tomorrow.

    The Postman (1997)

  • I first felt successful when I moved out of my parents house.

  • Yes, but when I was moving out, it was the same price.

  • And I moved out to LA and and started acting school there.

  • If you really care about your Japanese friends, encourage them to move out of their country.

    Blog text (12)

  • Try to work with them and get them to agree to move out in a reasonable time frame.

    Blog text (9)

  • First Battalion will move out at 05:30.

    Paths of Glory (1957)

  • Dennis was five, and we stayed here in Columbus while Gene moved out to Dayton and married again after a while.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The landlord told us we had to move out by the end of the month.

Synonyms

to take out
vsto move out
948 1.9

To remove something from a place or container

is focused on causing a person or thing to leave a location
to shift
vsto move out
683 2.0

Move someone or something from one place to another

stresses causing exit rather than a neutral positional change
to transfer
vsto move out
528 2.7

To move a person or thing to another place

is specifically about causing someone to leave a location now
to evacuate
vsto move out
344 4.1

To move people out of a place because it is dangerous, for example during a fire

is broader, covering any caused departure not only for safety reasons
to expel
vsto move out
194 5.0

Force someone to leave a place, such as a school or country, often by official order

is a broader caused exit not limited to authority actions
to relocate
vsto move out
147 3.7

Move to a new place and start living or working there

is about causing immediate leaving, not long term establishment
to displace
vsto move out
140 5.5

To make a person leave their usual place or job

focuses on causing exit without implying replacement or substitution
to evict
vsto move out
77 4.6

To make someone leave a house or land by court order

covers causing someone to leave in any informal or formal way
to reassign
vsto move out
74 4.1

Move a person to a different job or place of work within a company

is about making someone leave a place rather than internal moves
to drive away
vsto move out
71 3.4

To force a person, animal, or feeling to go away

is direct about causing departure rather than causing discomfort
to drive out
vsto move out
70 3.8

Force someone or something to leave a place

is neutral about how the leaving is achieved
to send away
vsto move out
43 3.0

Make someone leave a job or group because of a problem

is about causing someone to leave any place, not only jobs
to eject
vsto move out
32 4.2

Force someone to leave a place

is about causing departure without stressing force or authority
to cast out
vsto move out
31 6.2

Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them

is about causing exit without the added sense of rejection
to dislodge
vsto move out
15 6.1

To force something or someone out of a place where they are stuck

is broader, focusing on causing leaving rather than unsticking
to resettle
vsto move out
15 4.3

Move to a new place to live when something forces you to leave your home

focuses on causing departure now rather than long term resettlement
to boot out
vsto move out
  • Informal
15 5.8

Force someone to leave a job or organization suddenly

is about causing leaving generally, not specifically abrupt dismissals
to send packing
vsto move out
  • Informal
8 6.5

To make someone leave quickly to show they are not wanted

is neutral about tone and may not include rude dismissal
to send someone packing
vsto move out
  • Informal
4 7.9

Make someone leave quickly and forcefully

covers caused leaving generally, including polite or neutral cases
to kick-out
vsto move out
1 4.0

To force someone to leave a place, group or job

can include voluntary departures as well as forced ones
to rout out
vsto move out
1 7.1

To force someone or something out of a place by searching

is more general and not tied to searching or raids
to turf out
vsto move out
  • UK
1 8.2

Force someone to leave a place or job

is the neutral act of causing someone to leave without tone

Antonyms

to move in
415 1.8

To start living in a new home or office

How Forceful

to force out
46 4.4
to expel
194 5.0
to evict
77 4.6
to move out
36 2.8
to show someone the door
  • Informal
5 6.4

Surface Forms

move out infinitive
moved out past
moved out past participle
moving out present participle
moves out third person singular

Morphology

move + out

The meaning 'to leave one's home/residence' is directly and transparently derived from 'move' (change place/residence) + 'out' (away from the interior). This motion verb + particle composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.

Etymology

The phrasal verb move out comes from the image of a leader giving an order and people or things leaving a place—imagine a teacher or officer saying 'move out' and everyone walking out the door. That's why it means 'to cause someone or something to leave a place'.