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check out of sth

phr. v..
A2 Elementary Oxford

phr. v.. To complete the process of leaving a hotel by paying your bill and returning your key.

phr. v.. To formally settle one's bill and depart from a hotel or other temporary accommodation.


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.

Particles
out of
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
check + out + of + object
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.

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