Phrasal verb
check out of
Definition
phrasal verb. to pay your bill and leave a hotel or hospital at the end of your stay.
phrasal verb. to complete the formal departure process from a place of lodging or medical care; typically involves settling an account and returning keys.
Examples
“We need to check out of the hotel by noon.”
“After a week of recovery, the patient was finally healthy enough to check out of the hospital.”
“The business travelers were forced to check out of their rooms early to catch the first flight back to London.”
Examples
simple
“We need to check out of the hotel by noon.”
contextual
“After a week of recovery, the patient was finally healthy enough to check out of the hospital.”
complex
“The business travelers were forced to check out of their rooms early to catch the first flight back to London.”
Usage
usually followed by a noun phrase representing a place of temporary residence like a hotel or hostel.
Teaching tip
contrast with 'check into' (the arrival process); note that 'check out' can also mean to look at something interesting, but 'check out of' is almost exclusively for leaving a place.
Pitfall
I checked out the hotel at 10 AM.
I checked out of the hotel at 10 AM.
without 'of', the phrase means you inspected the hotel rather than left it after a stay.
Phrasal verb
Particles
out of
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
check + out + of + object
Synonyms
Antonyms
Grammar
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