to go out
893
1.0
- phrasal verb
- /ɡoʊ aʊt/
:
salir
- Now, would you like to go out with me?
- go out to dinner
- go out to clubs
- want to go out
Well, you said you couldn't go out, so you brought a picnic.
- Well, you said you couldn't go out, so you brought a picnic.
- You know, why would you go out dressed like that now?
- We say our own names when we pray, we go out for sweets and come back.
- Don't be a moron, don't go out to the bars, stay out of groups.
- Yeah, I always wear a suit if I go out or a sports jacket.
- Have fun, Travel, go out and eat.
- I I was actually excited to go out there 'cause we had good stuff.
- And I don't think I said let's go out, but I said, OK.
- All right, liked spending money, like going out like luxury.
- We were getting ready to go out and he was gay man.
- Like if I'm going to go out, it's time to find out.
Examples
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If we could just all go out to karaoke together some night.
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We used to play cards or go out for a beer when we were on shore.
Academic text (2005) -
So we are just going out to get ice cream now.
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Then my daughter would ask whether I wanted to go out for a walk.
Academic text (2016) -
And let's go out and celebrate!
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Go out tonight, have fun.
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I go to school, come back, and then go out with my mates in the evening.
Fiction book (1990) -
When's the last time you went out and had a little fun?
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Why don't we go out maybe for a drink some time?
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We decided to go out for dinner at our favorite restaurant.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Leave a place or situation
234
2.3
Leave a room or building briefly
188
1.4
To leave your home to spend time with others, for example at a party or restaurant
167
2.5
To leave a place to start a trip
111
1.6
To leave home to take part in a social activity like eating or watching a film
16
3.2
To leave a place for a short time to do something
Antonyms
How Social
- Informal
298
3.0
- US
68
2.8
893
1.0
234
2.3
336
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'go' (move) and 'out' (away/outside) transparently suggest leaving home to socialize, which gives a plausible clue to a social/romantic activity. However, the specific conventionalized sense 'to date someone regularly' is an extended, culture-specific usage that is not fully predictable from the parts and typically requires prior exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Go out comes from the simple image of stepping out of your house to have fun; people would leave home to eat, meet friends, or enjoy the town, so go out means 'to leave your home to do something social'.