Move out

move out & moves out moving out moved out moved out

1. move out (of) p.v. When youmove out ormove out of a place, you take your furniture and other personal possessions out of a place where you lived.Move inlinto is the opposite ofmove out.

Could you help memove out? I have to be out by the end of the month.

Mr. and Mrs. Bakermoved out of their big house and into a smaller place after their children grew up.

1. move... out (of) p.v. When youmove peopleout ormove themout of a place, you take their furniture and other personal possessions out of a place where they lived. When youmove thingsout ormove themout of a place, you take them out. Move inlinto is the opposite ofmove out.

One of our roommates wasn't paying his rent, so wemoved his stuff out while he was at work.

The company had a sale to try tomove some merchandiseout of the warehouse.


Infinitive
    present tense -ing form past tense past participle
pull out pull out & pulls out pulling out pulled out pulled out

1. pull out (of) p.v. When a car, truck, or other vehiclepulls out orpulls out of a

parking space, it leaves the place where it was parked and starts driving in the street. When the drivers of cars, trucks, or other vehiclespull out orpull out of a parking space, they leave the place where they were parked and start driving in the street.

The accident happened when theFord pulled out in front of the Chevy.

You should fasten your seat belt before youpull out of the parking space.

2. pull out (of) p.v. When youpull out orpull out of an agreement or arrangement, you leave it because you decide that you do not want to participate any longer.

The French company reconsidered its agreement to build a plant in Canada and decided topull out.

I wish Ihadn't pulled out of that business deal. Now everyone who stayed in is making a lot of money.

3. pull... out (of) p.v. When soldiers leave a combat zone or an area where combat is likely, theypull out or arepulled out. Go in is the opposite ofpull out.

When Sergeant Jones saw the enemy soldiers getting closer, he ordered his men topull out.

General Johnstonpulled all the troopsout of the occupied territory.

pullout n. When soldiers leave a combat zone or an area where combat is likely, apullout takes place.

General Johnston ordered an immediatepullout of all troops in the occupied territory.

Put in

put in & puts in putting in put in put in

1. put ...inlinto p.v. When youput somethingin orput somethinginto a container, storage place, or building, you place it inside.Take out is the opposite ofput inlinto.

Pleaseput your clothesin the closet.

The clerkput the bottleinto the bag and gave me a receipt.

2. put... inlinto p.v. When youput moneyin orput moneyinto a bank or anaccount at a bank, you deposit the money.Put inlinto is the oppositeof take out.

I'm going to the bank today. How much money do you think I shouldput in?

Weput $ 10,000into our savings account.

3. put... inlinto p.v. When youput peoplein orput theminto a prison, hospital, school, or other institution, you take them there or require them to go there.

Jake gotput in jail for twenty years. Marvin should beput into a mental institution.

4. put... inlinto p.v. When youput time or effortin orput time or effortintosomething, you spend time and work hard to accomplish it.

At the Christmas party, the manager thanked his employees for all the work they had put in.

I put a lot of timeinto becoming a doctor.

5. put... inlinto p.v. When youput moneyin orput moneyinto something, you contribute money to help pay for something or as an investment you hope will return a profit.

When the check came for dinner, we eachput $25in.

I've already put $100,000into this business. I hope it starts making money soon.

6. put ...in p.v. When you construct or install something in a building, youput itin.

We're having new carpetingput in next week.

Erik and Nancy are thinkingabout putting in central air conditioning.

7. put... in p.v. When you cause people to be in a situation, position, or condition, youput themin that situation, position, or condition.

You've put Jimin a very awkward situation.

Margaret Cummings wasput in charge of the sales department.

Infinitive
    present tense •ing form past tense past participle
run out run out & runs out running out ran out run out

1. run out (of) p.v. When people or thingsrun out orrun out of a place, room, build­ing, and so on, they leave it very quickly.Run inlinto is the opposite ofrun out.

There's Sofia across the street —run out and ask her to come over here.

When I opened the door, the dogran out of the house.

2. run out (of) p.v. When you do not have any more of something because you have used, consumed, or sold all of it, yourun out orrun out of it.

I'm sorry I can't give you sugar for your coffee — I'verun out.

Sam was late to work this morning because heran out of gas.

3. run out p.v. When something is completely used, consumed, or sold, itruns out.

l played poker last night, and for a while I was ahead by $3,000. But then my luck ran out, and I ended up losing it all.

My brother is too lazy to look for a job. He asks me for money, and when the money runs out he comes back for more.

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