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Go out for meaning

Go out for is a phrasal verb that means to compete or apply for membership of a sports team.

Past simple
went out for
Past participle
gone out for
-ing form
going out for

What go out for means

B2

To compete or apply for membership of a sports team

She decided to go out for the school football team.

Similar phrasal verbs

With go: go out, go in, go on, go off, go up, go away, go back, go together, go with, go down.

With out: find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out, carry out.

Common questions

What does go out for mean?

To compete or apply for membership of a sports team.

What is the past tense of go out for?

Went out for. The past participle is gone out for.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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