GO OUT – Phrasal Verb

What is the meaning of GO OUT?

PhrasalVerb-GO OUT-EdmontonEnglishSchool

go out 

Definition 1:

  • leave your home for entertainment, or a social event
  • go on a date with another person

Examples:

  • I don’t go out very often. I prefer spending time alone.
  • My sister goes out with her friends every weekend.
  • 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:

  • The fire went out when it started raining.
  • There was a small wind and suddenly the candle went out.
  • 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.  Definition 1 is part of the online course below. Registered students, click the image to return to your course.

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