out west
out west — adverb
1. used to describe a place on the western side of a country, or movement towards t
used to describe a place on the western side of a country, or movement towards that place — often suggesting that the area feels far from the big cities of the east
After college in Boston, Jiwoo moved out west to join a design firm in Portland.
move + out west for relocation to a western city
Liam's family drove out west each summer to visit his grandmother near the Rocky Mountains.
drive + out west for regular travel to the west
Ziad spent two years out west working on a cattle ranch before returning to Ohio.
The new highway helps tourists head out west to explore the national parks.
- out in the west
more static — describes a location rather than movement towards it
- out to the west
emphasises the direction of movement more explicitly
- out east
the opposite direction or region, far less common in casual speech
文法句型
verb + out west
be + out west