go out

phrasal verb intransitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	go out
he/she/it	goes out
present participle	going out
past tense	went out
past participle	gone out

1
to leave your house and go somewhere, especially to do something enjoyable
I wanted the evenings free for going out with friends.
go out doing something:
We haven’t gone out dancing for a long time.
go out to do something:
Let’s go out to eat tonight.
go out and do something:
She wasn’t allowed go out and play with the other kids.
Synonyms and related words
To enjoy something, or to enjoy yourself
like
enjoy
go in for
2
to travel to a place that is far away
go out to:
She wished she had been able to go out to South Africa with Nicola.
Synonyms and related words
To travel in a vehicle
go
ride
commute
3
when the tide goes out, the water in the sea flows away from the land
Synonyms and related words
What liquids can do
break
burst
cast up
4
usually progressiveto have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone and spend a lot of time with them
How long have Rob and Sue been going out?
go out with:
Greg used to go out with Katy.
go out together:
We’ve been going out together for three months now.
Synonyms and related words
To have a romantic or sexual relationship
be an item
be seeing someone
carry on
5
to stop burning or shining
The fire must have gone out during the night.
Synonyms and related words
To stop burning and not burning
burn out
burn down
go out
6
to be broadcast on the radio or television
The show doesn’t go out until after most kids have gone to bed.
Synonyms and related words
To broadcast or be broadcast on television or radio
broadcast
report
give out
1. 6a
  to be told to people
  go out that:
  Word went out that the factory was in danger of closing.
  Synonyms and related words
  To be, or to become known
  come out
  get around
  leak out
2. 6b
  to be sent by post
  The invitations haven’t gone out yet.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
  head
  go
  progress
7
to not be allowed to take part in the next stage of a competition because you have been defeated
Last year’s champion went out in the second round.
go out of:
England went out of the World Cup amid great controversy.
Synonyms and related words
To be defeated in a game, competition or argument
submit
surrender
appease
8
to stop being fashionable at a particular time
That hairstyle went out about ten years ago.
go out of fashion/style:
Classic jewellery like this will never go out of fashion.
Synonyms and related words
Old-fashioned
old-fashioned
primitive
obsolete
9
go out on striketo stop working as a protest
If the postal workers go out on strike, other sectors may well join them.
Synonyms and related words
Strikes and other union activity
action
blackleg
break a strike