out of

Movement

The opposite of the preposition into is out of.

• She ran out of the room. (not She ran out the room.) or She ran out from the room.
• I took Harry’s photo out of my pocket.

Out of is also used to mean ‘through’, when we mention the opening through which somebody/something goes out.

• I walked out of the front door without looking back.
• Why did you throw the paper out of the window?

In American English, out is normally used without of in this case.

• She turned and went out the back door. (AmE)

Position

Out of can also be used to talk about position – the opposite of in.

• I’m afraid Mr Pallery is out of the office at the moment.

note

For into and in, (see here).