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Definition of Go out

1. Verb. Move out of or depart from. "The men go out the boat "; "The fugitive has left the country"

2. Verb. Leave the house to go somewhere. "We never went out when our children were small"

3. Verb. Take the field. "The soldiers went out on missions"

4. Verb. Become extinguished. "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"

5. Verb. Go out of fashion; become unfashionable.

6. Verb. Date regularly; have a steady relationship with. "Sam cannot go out Sue "; "He is dating his former wife again!"

Definition of Go out

1. Verb. (intransitive) To leave, especially a building. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To leave one's abode to go to public places. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To be eliminated from a competition. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) to be turned off or extinguished ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) to become extinct, to expire. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) (context: card games) To discard or meld all the cards in one's hand ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) To become out of fashion. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) of a couple, to have a romantic relationship (literally, one that involves going out together on dates) ¹

9. Verb. (transitive with with) To have a romantic relationship with someone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Go Out

go large go mad go moggy go native go nowhere go nuts go off go off at half-cock go off at score go off half-cocked

go off into the weeds go off on one go off the boil go off the reservation go on go out (current term) go out like a light go out of one's way go out on a limb go out the window

go over go over like a lead balloon go over someone's head go overboard go past go pear-shaped go pear shaped go pearshaped go pee go pill

Literary usage of Go out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Translated Out of by Robert M. Hartley, American Bible Society, Wightman family (1875)
"23 And the lord said unto the servant, go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. ..."

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