move out — leave home to live elsewhere
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
to leave the place where you live, usually your home, and go to live in another place.
Say it like a native
Textbook I intend to vacate the premises by the end of the month.
Native I'm moving out at the end of the month.
'Move out' is the everyday verb; 'vacate the premises' is legal/formal.
Pattern: move out (of something)
In use
- 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
Common mistake
✗ He moved out from his parents' house.
✓ He moved out of his parents' house.
'Move OUT OF' a place — not 'out from'.
Common collocations
move out + of/timing— of home, at 18, next week, for good
Don't confuse it
'Move out' is the opposite of 'move in', which means to start living in a new place.