GO OUT – Phrasal Verb
What is the meaning of GO OUT?
go out
Definition 1:
- leave your home for entertainment, or a social event
- go on a date with another person
Examples:
1. I don’t go out very often. I prefer spending time alone.
2. My sister goes out with her friends every weekend.
3. I know you agreed to go out with her cousin, but she didn’t tell you what he was like. I think you should back out. He’s really strange!
Definition 2:
stop working or existing (for fire or light)
Examples:
1. The fire went out when it started raining.
2. There was a small wind and suddenly the candle went out.
3. The power went out in all of New York last week after the storm.
| present: | GO OUT | |
| present participle: | GOING OUT | |
| past: | WENT OUT | |
| past participle: | GONE OUT |
Note: Many phrasal verbs have more than one meaning. The definitions may not all be included here.