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out from under

out from un·der
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out fruhm, from uhn-der]
    • /aʊt frʌm, frɒm ˈʌn dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out fruhm, from uhn-der]
    • /aʊt frʌm, frɒm ˈʌn dər/

Definitions of out from under words

  • adverb out from under away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner. 1
  • adverb out from under away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 1
  • adverb out from under in or into the outdoors: to go out for a walk. 1
  • adverb out from under to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion: to pump a well out. 1
  • adverb out from under to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution: to say it all out. 1
  • adverb out from under to a point or state of extinction, nonexistence, etc.: to blow out the candle; a practice on the way out. 1
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Origin of out from under

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adv.) Middle English; Old English ūt; cognate with Dutch uit, German aus, Old Norse, Gothic ūt; akin to Sanskrit ud-; (adj., interjection, and preposition) Middle English, from the adv.; (v.) Middle English outen, Old English ūtian to put out, cognate with Old Frisian ūtia

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Parts of speech for Out from under

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Out from under

out from under popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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