go out

phrasal verb · go-out noun

Formsgoes out, going out, went out, gone out

20 meanings of go out

1
socializephrasal verbidiomaticintransitive
To leave your home to go somewhere fun, like a restaurant, a movie, or a party.
Let's go out for pizza after the game.
We went out to see a movie on Friday night.
Similarsocialize
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exitphrasal verbintransitive
To leave a place, especially a building.
Go out quietly so you don't wake the baby.
The cat went out through the open window.
Similarleave, exit
Oppositeenter
3
datephrasal verbintransitive
To be a couple and go on dates together.
Are Mia and Leo going out? I saw them holding hands.
Sam wants to go out with Lily, but he is too shy to ask her.
Similardate
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4
stop burningphrasal verbintransitive
To stop shining or burning, or to be switched off.
The candles went out when the wind blew through the door.
If the power fails, all the lights go out at once.
Similardie
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sympathyphrasal verbintransitive
To feel deep sympathy or warm wishes for someone, used of a person's heart or thoughts.
My heart went out to the little boy who lost his dog.
Our thoughts go out to everyone hurt in the storm.
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tidephrasal verbintransitive
Of the tide, to move back from the shore.
When the tide goes out, you can walk to the little island.
We dig for clams as soon as the tide starts to go out.
Similarebb, recede
Oppositerise
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be eliminatedphrasal verbintransitive
To lose and be knocked out of a competition.
Our school went out in the first round of the spelling bee.
Even the best teams sometimes go out early in the tournament.
Similarlose
Oppositeadvance
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faintphrasal verbintransitive
To faint or get knocked out so you do not know what is happening.
He hit his head on the ice and went out for a few seconds.
Boxers sometimes go out from a single punch to the jaw.
Similarfaint
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out of stylephrasal verbintransitive
To stop being popular or fashionable.
Those big baggy jeans went out years ago.
Styles go out and then come back when nobody expects it.
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10
give wayphrasal verbcolloquialintransitive
To fail or stop working.
My back went out while I was lifting the couch.
Our old car's engine could go out at any moment.
Similarfail, buckle
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drain awayphrasal verbintransitive
Of a feeling or energy, to leave someone or something completely.
After the long day, all the energy went out of the kids.
The fight has gone out of him since he lost his job.
Similardrain, vanish, disappear, fade
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broadcastphrasal verbUKintransitive
Of a TV or radio show, to be shown or played on air.
The new series goes out on Friday nights.
Our interview went out live, so there was no chance to fix mistakes.
Similarair, broadcast
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13
die (person)phrasal verbintransitive
To die, or to come to the end of your life.
He went out peacefully, with his family around the bed.
When I go out, I want it to be quick.
Similardie
14
stop existingphrasal verbintransitive
To come to an end, or to stop existing altogether.
The old year goes out quietly in most villages, with church bells at midnight.
The family name went out with the last of the brothers.
Similardie, end, expire, vanish
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final songphrasal verbintransitivewith on
To end a show with a certain song or piece, used with on.
We'll go out on a slow one tonight.
The band went out on their biggest hit.
Similarend, close, finish
Oppositeopen
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16
card gamesphrasal verbintransitive
In a card game, to play or put down all the cards in your hand.
He went out first, so everyone else counted up the cards left in their hands.
In rummy you go out by putting down all your cards in sets.
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17
surf sessionnoun · go-outcountable
One time out in the sea surfing or doing a similar water sport.
We squeezed in a quick go-out before work.
The waves were small, but it was still a fun go-out.
18
dog trainingnoun · go-outcountable
A dog training exercise where the dog runs away from the trainer to a target, turns, and sits.
We practiced the go-out in the yard with a baby gate as the target.
His go-outs are straight now, but he still sits slowly.
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sluicenoun · go-outcountable
A gate in a sea wall that lets water from the land drain out when the tide is low.
The go-out was opened at low tide to let the flood water off the fields.
Old maps of the marsh mark every go-out along the sea bank.
Similarsluice
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duelphrasal verbobsoleteintransitive
To take part in a duel with someone.
He must go out or be under a social ban. Out they go accordingly, and the trained pistol-shot kills his civilian opponent.
1890, Cornhill MagazineHere, go out means to take part in a duel.
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