out
US /aʊt/
Definition
away from home
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The manager is out of the office until Wednesday afternoon.
Synonyms
- awaynot present; having left
- outsidethe region that is outside of something
Collocations
- Easy go out for coffeeto go out for coffee, meaning to change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- Medium run out of stockto operate, manage, or execute regarding out of stock
- Hard phase out hazardous materialsto phase out hazardous materials, meaning to arrange in phases or stages
- Very Hard out of the blueto out of the blue, meaning to to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
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