move out

verb

moved out; moving out; moves out

intransitive verb

1
: to leave one's residence to live somewhere else
moved out of his parents' house and into an apartment
2
: to start away from some point or place
told the troops it was time to move out

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Police responded to the scene and asked Marvin to move out of the robot’s way. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026 Louise had moved out years earlier and a next-door neighbor, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Mines and Minerals, planned to replace the home with a parking lot. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Nevertheless, watching a sports car flip upside down and land on cold-gas jets was proof enough that flying cars are moving out of science fiction and onto the runway. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 The leading contributor, as my colleague Queenie Wong has reported, is Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who claims to have moved out of the state, which might enable him to avoid the tax. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for move out

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of move out was in 1792

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“Move out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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