What does it mean? out
Eg: In the evening when the school was out, two strangers at the school gate greeted Peter.
Vincent Teo when the school was out = when the school was not in session / on holiday
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Vincent Teowhen the school was out
= when the school was not in session / on holiday
Vincent Teoschool was out
This is used in American English to mean that school had finished.