Meaning of go out | Babel Free
Definitions
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To leave, especially a building. intransitive
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To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment. idiomatic, intransitive
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To be eliminated from a competition. intransitive
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To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent. intransitive
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To be turned off or extinguished. intransitive
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To go unconscious; to pass out. intransitive
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To be drained from; to disappear from somebody. intransitive
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To become extinct, to expire. intransitive
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To die. intransitive
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To discard or meld all the cards in one's hand. intransitive
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To pass out of fashion; be on the wane. intransitive
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To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates; to be a couple. intransitive
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To have a romantic relationship (with someone). intransitive
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To fail. colloquial, intransitive
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To spend the last moments of a show (while playing something). intransitive, with-on
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To recede; to ebb. intransitive
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To sympathize with; to express positive feelings towards. intransitive, usually
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To take part in a duel (with). intransitive, obsolete
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To be broadcast. UK, intransitive
Equivalents
العربية
خرج
Examples
“Please go out through the back door.”
“They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping.”
“On their first date they went out to dinner at a restaurant.”
“Let's go out tonight and have some fun!”
“A ſower went out to ſowe his ſeede / and as he ſowed / ſome fell by the waye ſyde / and hit was troden vnder fete / and the foules of the ayre devoured it vp.”
“It seems like we go out for pizza a lot these days.”
“Our team went out in the third round.”
“The lights went out while I was taking a shower.”
“When I hit him, he hit the floor and went out.”
“All the fizz has already gone out of the election campaign.”
“After diagnosis, all his confidence went out of him.”
“And cold the poor man lies at night, / And so goes out the year.”
“As much as you may want to plan your funeral, you can't control when you go out.”
“1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure A motorcycle cop led the funeral procession & with all the cabs pulling up the rear we were 5–6 blocks long. The cops even blocked off streets for us. The guy went out like a goddamn mayor.”
“Leon made two canastas, then went out by melding treys.”
“He thought Nehru jackets went out in the late seventies.”
“And ‘blubbing’ . . . Blubbing went out with ‘decent’ and ‘ripping’. Mind you, not a bad new language to start up. 1920s schoolboy slang could be due for a revival.”
“They've been going out for three years now, but still live apart.”
“Jack and Susan are going out.”
“Do you think she will go out with anyone this year?”
“I'd like to help clear the field, but my knee went out on me.”
“Thank you for introducing us to your new album. Which song should we go out on?”
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to those afflicted by the tragedy.”
“My heart went out to her, but there was nothing I could do.”
“He went out at the firſt hint with the Neapolitan, and being an admirable ſwordſman, wounded and diſarmed him; […]”
“He must go out or be under a social ban. Out they go accordingly, and the trained pistol-shot kills his civilian opponent.”
“The first episode of the show goes out on Saturday.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.