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

Examples of move out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The strongest winds were expected to remain offshore as the storm's center skirts the coast before moving out to sea. — Megan Janetsky, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

After actor Charlie Chaplin moved out of the residence next door, DeMille bought the neighboring home and combined the two with a glass conservatory. — Sydney Wingfield, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026

So in the modern sense, people may move out of the music business and into another one. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

While floating-rate and short-duration instruments offer attractive yields with no or minimal interest-rate risk, investors can pick up some additional income by moving out slightly longer to intermediate-term bonds. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for move out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout