go out
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle out
Meanings
Leave to socialise or travel
Why “out”? Away from home to eat, meet people, or enjoy free time.
“Let's go out for dinner.”
“We went out to see a film.”
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go away
A contrast learners often mix up
Leave a place or person; Travel somewhere for a holiday or break
go in
A contrast learners often mix up
Enter a place; (of the sun, moon or stars) become hidden behind clouds; Be understood or accepted into the mind
go up
A contrast learners often mix up
Rise in price or amount
eat out
Same out pattern: social out
Have a meal at a restaurant
take out
Same out pattern: social out
Remove something from inside; Invite someone to go somewhere socially; Borrow from a library; Remove from inside
go about
Same base verb: go
Approach or carry out a task in a particular way
go across
Same base verb: go
Move from one side of a place to the other
go after
Same base verb: go
Pursue someone or something with effort
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