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- [out uhv, ov it]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [out uhv, ov it]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv ɪt/
Definitions of out of it words
- adverb out of it 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 of it away from one's home, country, work, etc., as specified: to go out of town. 1
- adverb out of it in or into the outdoors: to go out for a walk. 1
- adverb out of it to a state of exhaustion, extinction, or depletion: to pump a well out. 1
- adverb out of it to the end or conclusion; to a final decision or resolution: to say it all out. 1
- adverb out of it 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 of it
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 of it
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
out of it 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".
out of it usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for out of it
adj out of it
- addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.
- asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- blown away — past participle of blow away.
adjective out of it
- conked — a method of chemically straightening the hair.
- crashed — to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
- dallying — Present participle of dally.
- disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
- disunited — Lacking unity.
Antonyms for out of it
adjective out of it
- activated — to make active; cause to function or act.
- coupled — being one of the partners in a permanent sexual relationship
- energised — Alternative spelling of energized.
- energized — Simple past tense and past participle of energize.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
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