go out

What does "go out" mean?

1. To leave your home for social activities or entertainment
2. To have a romantic relationship with someone
3. To stop burning or shining (fire, light)
4. To be broadcast on TV or radio

Examples

• We're going out for dinner tonight at that new Italian restaurant.
• They've been going out for two years now.
• The fire went out because we forgot to add more wood.
• The show goes out live every Saturday evening.
• Do you want to go out this weekend?

How to use it

'Go out with someone' means to date them. 'Going out' alone typically means leaving home for entertainment or socializing.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• go on

  To continue doing something or happening

• go through

  To experience something difficult or unpleasant

• go ahead

  To proceed with something; to start or continue an action

• go off

  To explode or fire (bomb, gun, fireworks)

• go back

  To return to a place

• go away

  To leave a place or person