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Go out meaning

Go out is a phrasal verb with 5 meanings. One of them is to leave your home to do something enjoyable.

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

What go out means

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To leave your home to do something enjoyable

We went out for dinner last night.

4 more meanings of go out are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

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

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 mean?

It has 5 meanings. One of them is to leave your home to do something enjoyable. The other 4, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of go out?

Went out. The past participle is gone out.

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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