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

Paul Baker offering to move out is a non-starter, so what happens next? — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Alan Smith moved in with his parents in Montana and stayed with them for years before being asked to move out a couple weeks ago, Ireland said. — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Smith had once lived in that house and had been asked to move out weeks earlier, Brad Ireland — Megan Ireland-Ghekiere’s ex-husband — told The Associated Press. — David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Hunting for ghost lineages Modern humans first moved out of Africa around 50,000 years ago. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 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