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Grammar fix

move out

leave home to live elsewhere

to leave the place where you live, usually your home, and go to live in another place.

phrasal verbB1common

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • After finishing university, I decided to move out of my parents' house.daily life
  • I moved out when I got my first job because I wanted to experience living on my own.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: move out (of something)

WrongHe moved out from his parents' house.

RightHe moved out of his parents' house.

'Move OUT OF' a place — not 'out from'.

Patternmove out (of something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I intend to vacate the premises by the end of the month.

Natural I'm moving out at the end of the month.

'Move out' is the everyday verb; 'vacate the premises' is legal/formal.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • move out + of/timing
    of homeat 18next weekfor good

Don't confuse it

'Move out' is the opposite of 'move in', which means to start living in a new place.

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