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Go out to meaning

Go out to is a phrasal verb used when thoughts and sympathy are directed toward a person experiencing hardship or grief.

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

What go out to means

B2

Used when thoughts and sympathy are directed toward a person experiencing hardship or grief

Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by the fire.

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 to mean?

Used when thoughts and sympathy are directed toward a person experiencing hardship or grief.

What is the past tense of go out to?

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

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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