OUT

(FAR AWAY) [adjective] [after verb], [adverb] [not gradable] - a long distance away (from land, a town or your own country)The fishing boats were out at sea for three days.They live out in the countryside, miles from anywhere.He lived out in Zambia for seven years.(esp. US) The weather's better out west (= a long distance away in the west of the country).Out is also used to emphasize the distance that someone or something is from a town or city.Does she live in York? No, she lives out in a village, ten miles away.Our cottage is 25 miles out of town, in the middle of the countryside.(informal) Out here is used to describe a town or place which you think is a long distance from a main town.There's not much to do out here, except lie in the sun.