Dictionary

go out en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (intransitive) To leave, especially a building.
   • Please go out through the back door.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment.
   • On their first date they went out to dinner at a restaurant.
   • They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping.
   • 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. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke viij:[5], folios lxxxvj, verso – lxxxvij, recto:
   • Let's go out tonight and have some fun!
   • It seems like we go out for pizza a lot these days. 1986 September 8, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
3. (intransitive) To be eliminated from a competition.
   • Our team went out in the third round.
4. (intransitive) To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent. ▸ To be turned off or extinguished.
   • The lights went out while I was taking a shower.
   • The match at once went out and Nickle only just saved himself from screaming. 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
5. (intransitive) To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent. ▸ To go unconscious; to pass out.
   • When I hit him, he hit the floor and went out.
6. (intransitive) To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent. ▸ To be drained from; to disappear from somebody.
   • After diagnosis, all his confidence went out of him.
   • All the fizz has already gone out of the election campaign.
7. (intransitive) To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent. ▸ To become extinct, to expire.
   • And cold the poor man lies at night, / And so goes out the year. 1922 October, A[lfred] E[dward] Housman, “[Poem] XXVIII”, in Last Poems, London: Grant Richards Ltd., →OCLC, page 54:
8. (intransitive) To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent. ▸ To die.
   • 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.
9. (intransitive) To discard or meld all the cards in one's hand.
   • Leon made two canastas, then went out by melding treys.
10. (intransitive) To pass out of fashion; be on the wane.
    • 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. 1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section II, page 24:
    • He thought Nehru jackets went out in the late seventies.
11. (intransitive, of a couple) To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates; to be a couple.
    • They've been going out for three years now, but still live apart.
    • Jack and Susan are going out.
12. (intransitive, with with) To have a romantic relationship (with someone).
    • Do you think she will go out with anyone this year?
13. (colloquial, intransitive) To fail.
    • I'd like to help clear the field, but my knee went out on me.
14. (intransitive, with-on) To spend the last moments of a show (while playing something).
    • Thank you for introducing us to your new album. Which song should we go out on?
15. (intransitive, of the tide) To recede; to ebb.
16. (intransitive, of one's heart, usually) To sympathize with; to express positive feelings towards.
    • 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.
17. (intransitive, obsolete) To take part in a duel (with).
    • He must go out or be under a social ban. Out they go accordingly, and the trained pistol-shot kills his civilian opponent. 1890 December, Cornhill Magazine, page 626:
    • He went out at the firſt hint with the Neapolitan, and being an admirable ſwordſman, wounded and diſarmed him; […] 1789 May 27, [John Moore], chapter III, in Zeluco. Various Views of Human Nature, Taken from Life and Manners, Foreign and Domestic., volume I, London: […] A[ndrew] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 20:
18. (UK, intransitive) To be broadcast.
    • The first episode of the show goes out on Saturday.

Forms

Antonyms

come in · stay in · come in

Deriveds

go out on · go out with

Synonyms

date (have a romantic relationship)

Translations (209)

tr çıkmak (to leave, especially a building) · hi बाहर जाना (to leave, especially a building) · vec insir (to leave, especially a building) · vec ensir (to leave, especially a building) · fr sortir (to leave, especially a building) · ru га́снуть (to be turned off or extinguished) · cs vycházet (to leave, especially a building) · az keçmək (to be turned off or extinguished) · yo jáde (to leave, especially a building) · mbb guwa' (to leave, especially a building) · fi mennä ulos (to leave, especially a building) · ca sortir (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · cy mynd allan (to become extinct, to expire) · apc خرج (to leave, especially a building) · eu atera (to leave, especially a building) · nl uitgaan (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · uk вихо́дити (to leave, especially a building) · vi ra (to leave, especially a building) · ba сығыу (to leave, especially a building) · fo slokna (to be turned off or extinguished) · ug چىقماق (to leave, especially a building) · ca apagar-se (to be turned off or extinguished) · cmn 出門 /出门 (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · nl uitgaan (to be turned off or extinguished) · be вы́йсці (to leave, especially a building) · fi lähteä ulos (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · apc طلع (to leave, especially a building) · uk га́снути (to be turned off or extinguished) · sh изаћи (to leave, especially a building) · he יָצָא (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · km ចេញទៅ (to leave, especially a building) · txb lät- (to leave, especially a building) · es salir (to leave, especially a building) · cy mynd allan (to be turned off or extinguished) · uz chiqmoq (to leave, especially a building) · wa vudî (to leave, especially a building) · lo ອອກ (to leave, especially a building) · non slokna (to be turned off or extinguished) · la ēgredior (to leave, especially a building) · kl anivoq (to leave, especially a building) · fi mennä ulos (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · be выхо́дзіць (to leave, especially a building) · za ok (to leave, especially a building) · ga téigh amach (to leave, especially a building) · pl zgasnąć (to be turned off or extinguished) · pt desligar (to be turned off or extinguished) · wa moussî foû (to leave, especially a building) · es salir (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · izh sammua (to be turned off or extinguished) · sv gå ut (to leave, especially a building) · nrf sorti (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · sl iti ven (to leave, especially a building) · ru ходи́ть а́ут (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · de aussterben (to become extinct, to expire) · sh izaći (to leave, especially a building) · gl ir fóra (to become extinct, to expire) · fi lähteä ulos (to leave, especially a building) · nrf sorti (to leave, especially a building) · fr s'éteindre (to be turned off or extinguished) · ang cwincan (to be turned off or extinguished) · bg изли́зам (to leave, especially a building) · ja 出かける (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · ary خرج (to leave, especially a building) · wa sôrti (to leave, especially a building) · uk зга́снути (to be turned off or extinguished) · chr ᎦᏄᎪᎦ (to leave, especially a building) · lv iziet (to leave, especially a building) · vi hết hạng (to become extinct, to expire) · fi päättyä (to become extinct, to expire) · hy դուրս գալ (to leave, especially a building) · fa خارج شدن (to leave, especially a building) · it spegnere (to be turned off or extinguished) · cy allanu (to leave, especially a building) · tg баромадан (to leave, especially a building) · rm sortir (to leave, especially a building) · et väljas käima (to leave, especially a building) · cy mynd allan (to leave, especially a building) · it uscire di scena (to become extinct, to expire) · et välja minema (to leave, especially a building) · yi אַרויסגיין (to become extinct, to expire) · ky чыгуу (to leave, especially a building) · kk шығу (to leave, especially a building) · mk излегува (to leave, especially a building) · ru быва́ть в о́бществе (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · evn юми (to leave, especially a building) · fi kulua loppuun (to become extinct, to expire) · de erlöschen (to be turned off or extinguished) · tg хориҷ шудан (to leave, especially a building) · arz خرج (to leave, especially a building) · az sönmək (to be turned off or extinguished) · he יָצָא (to leave, especially a building) · gl saír (to leave, especially a building) · ru выходи́ть (to leave, especially a building) · gl ruar (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · yi אַרויסגיין (to be turned off or extinguished) · nl naar buiten gaan (to leave, especially a building) · ang āgān (to leave, especially a building) · sk vyjsť (to leave, especially a building) · cmn 出 (to leave, especially a building) · de ausgehen (to leave, especially a building) · scn nèsciri (to leave, especially a building) · th ออกไป (to leave, especially a building) · my ထွက် (to leave, especially a building) · hrx nausgehn (to leave, especially a building) · ca sortir (to leave, especially a building) · gld ниэ- (to leave, especially a building) · hi निकलना (to leave, especially a building) · lt išeiti (to leave, especially a building) · gl saír (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · ru поту́хнуть (to be turned off or extinguished) · vi chết (to leave, especially a building) · ln bima (to leave, especially a building) · fi sammua (to be turned off or extinguished) · de hinausgehen (to leave, especially a building) · ajp خرج (to leave, especially a building) · rm sorteir (to leave, especially a building) · la exeo (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · cmn 出去 (to leave, especially a building) · io ekirar (to leave, especially a building) · pl wychodzić (to leave, especially a building) · uk ви́йти (to leave, especially a building) · it uscire (to leave, especially a building) · sw kuzimika (to be turned off or extinguished) · ajp طلع (to leave, especially a building) · cs vyhasnout (to be turned off or extinguished) · la egredior (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · es apagarse (to be turned off or extinguished) · fi mennä kirkolle (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · grc ἐκβαίνω (to leave, especially a building) · pl gasnąć (to be turned off or extinguished) · mk излезе (to leave, especially a building) · yi אַרויסגיין (to leave, especially a building) · et väljuma (to leave, especially a building) · ja 出る (to leave, especially a building) · gl ir fóra (to leave, especially a building) · ro a ieși (to leave, especially a building) · bni bima (to leave, especially a building) · ko 외출하다 (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · sms võõidâd (to leave, especially a building) · ru вы́йти (to leave, especially a building) · th ออก (to leave, especially a building) · it andare fuori (to leave, especially a building) · pdt utgonen (to be turned off or extinguished) · fi poistua (to leave, especially a building) · de herausgehen (to leave, especially a building) · ru встреча́ться (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · ca extingir-se (to be turned off or extinguished) · cs pohasnout (to be turned off or extinguished) · az çıxmaq (to leave, especially a building) · eve нө- (to leave, especially a building) · bg изля́за (to leave, especially a building) · fi mennä kylille (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · tk çykmak (to leave, especially a building) · el βγαίνω (to leave, especially a building) · la extinguor (to be turned off or extinguished) · ru ту́хнуть (to be turned off or extinguished) · gl ir fóra (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · hi बाहर निकलना (to leave, especially a building) · la exeō (to leave, especially a building) · pl wyjść (to leave, especially a building) · de ausgehen (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · vec usir (to leave, especially a building) · jje 나가다 (to leave, especially a building) · pt apagar (to be turned off or extinguished) · akl guwa' (to leave, especially a building) · hy ելնել (to leave, especially a building) · mn гарах (to leave, especially a building) · fr sortir (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · uga 𐎊𐎕𐎀 (to leave, especially a building) · vec sortir (to leave, especially a building) · sk vychádzať (to leave, especially a building) · fi loppua (to become extinct, to expire) · ru пога́снуть (to be turned off or extinguished) · chr ᎬᏓᎶᏍᎦ (to be turned off or extinguished) · bn বেরোনো (to leave, especially a building) · hu kialszik (to be turned off or extinguished) · ary خرج (to leave, especially a building) · wa rexhe (to leave, especially a building) · ar خَرَجَ (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · cmn 出口 (to leave, especially a building) · eo eliri (to leave, especially a building) · cs vyjít (to leave, especially a building) · ja 消える (to be turned off or extinguished) · pt sair (to leave, especially a building) · vec isir (to leave, especially a building) · oc sortir (to leave, especially a building) · ang ācwincan (to be turned off or extinguished) · oc sortir (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · scn nesciri (to leave, especially a building) · sh izlaziti (to leave, especially a building) · cmn 外出 (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · lij sciurtî (to leave, especially a building) · scn èsciri (to leave, especially a building) · hy հանգչել (to be turned off or extinguished) · ca extingir-se (to become extinct, to expire) · sv slockna (to be turned off or extinguished) · hu kimegy (to leave, especially a building) · he כָּבָה (to be turned off or extinguished) · ko 나가다 (to leave, especially a building) · eo estingiĝi (to be turned off or extinguished) · it finire (to become extinct, to expire) · pt sair (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · lt gèsti (to be turned off or extinguished) · ar خَرَجَ (to leave, especially a building) · de verlöschen (to be turned off or extinguished) · sh излазити (to leave, especially a building) · lij sciurtî (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · uk згаса́ти (to be turned off or extinguished) · hu elalszik (to be turned off or extinguished)