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out
Preposition
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Something that is out is not in.
Polly opened the door and went out.
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If something using electricity is out, it is turned off or the electricity is not flowing..
Turn the light out before you leave.
The power's out so nothing's working.
I'm trying to find which light went out.
Oh, no! The fire's gone out again.
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Something that moves out moves from the inside to a place that is not inside.
He took the pen out of his pocket.
Please, close the door as you go out.
If you walk out that door, you can't come back.
The car stopped and out came two men.
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far away
We live out in the country.
He's about half an hour out of Toronto.
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If someone is out, they are not in the place where someone is looking for them.
You can't see the doctor now. He is out.
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to a number of people
We'll give out the books after everyone has arrived.
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away
Don't throw that out. I'm still using it.
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If something is out, you can look at or see it.
the sun is out
the flowers are out
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If something comes out of something, it comes from it.
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If something is out, it is available for sale.
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If something is out, it is not in fashion.
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If someone is out, they are not conscious.
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If a you are out of something, you had it before but you've used or sold all of it.
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If mathx/math is made out of mathy/math, mathy/math is the material that mathx/math is made of.
out
Noun
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If someone is prevented from scoring in baseball, they make an out.
There were two men on base and two outs.
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A way to escape is an out.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
way
Noun
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A way is how someone does something.
The committee made a good decision about which way to make the machine.
One way to cook food is to put it in an oven; another way is with a flame.
I do things my own way.
That way of thinking will not solve the problem.
Farming is a great way of life.
A car crash was the same way my dad died.
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A way is a style.
She dresses that way every day.
I started to see things in a different way.
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A way is a path, a road, or a route; how you get to a certain place.
Do you know the way to the lunch room?
I was on my way to Paris when I got lost.
He went out of his way to bring me the coffee.
It's a long way from where I started.
Could you move your car out of my way?
way
Adverb
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very far
I think that it's way too early to tell what the result will be.
We missed. In fact we were way way off.