Phrasal verb
check out of sth
Definition
phrasal verb. To complete the process of leaving a hotel by paying your bill and returning your key.
phrasal verb. To formally settle one's bill and depart from a hotel or other temporary accommodation.
Examples
“We need to check out of the hotel by 11 AM.”
“After a wonderful vacation, they checked out of the resort and headed to the airport.”
“The delegation checked out of the five-star hotel under a cloud of media scrutiny following the summit's collapse.”
Examples
simple
“We need to check out of the hotel by 11 AM.”
contextual
“After a wonderful vacation, they checked out of the resort and headed to the airport.”
complex
“The delegation checked out of the five-star hotel under a cloud of media scrutiny following the summit's collapse.”
Usage
The object is usually a hotel, motel, or other form of temporary lodging.
Teaching tip
Contrast directly with 'check in' (to arrive and register at a hotel); these two form a common, essential pair for travel vocabulary.
Pitfall
We checked out the hotel at noon.
We checked out of the hotel at noon.
The preposition 'of' is required to mean 'leave'; 'to check out something' means to look at or investigate it.
Phrasal verb
Particles
out of
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
check + out + of + object