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Go out

verb, slang

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

    "Please go out through the back door."

  2. 2
    become extinguished wordnet
  3. 3
    To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment. idiomatic, intransitive

    "They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping."

  4. 4
    leave the house to go somewhere wordnet
  5. 5
    To be eliminated from a competition. intransitive

    "Our team went out in the third round."

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  1. 6
    take the field wordnet
  2. 7
    To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent.; To be turned off or extinguished. intransitive

    "The lights went out while I was taking a shower."

  3. 8
    move out of or depart from wordnet
  4. 9
    To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent.; To go unconscious; to pass out. intransitive

    "When I hit him, he hit the floor and went out."

  5. 10
    date regularly; have a steady relationship with wordnet
  6. 11
    To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent.; To be drained from; to disappear from somebody. intransitive

    "All the fizz has already gone out of the election campaign."

  7. 12
    go out of fashion; become unfashionable wordnet
  8. 13
    To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent.; To become extinct, to expire. intransitive

    "And cold the poor man lies at night, / And so goes out the year."

  9. 14
    To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent.; To die. intransitive

    "As much as you may want to plan your funeral, you can't control when you go out."

  10. 15
    To discard or meld all the cards in one's hand. intransitive

    "Leon made two canastas, then went out by melding treys."

  11. 16
    To pass out of fashion; be on the wane. intransitive

    "He thought Nehru jackets went out in the late seventies."

  12. 17
    To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates; to be a couple. intransitive

    "They've been going out for three years now, but still live apart."

  13. 18
    To have a romantic relationship (with someone). intransitive

    "Do you think she will go out with anyone this year?"

  14. 19
    To fail. colloquial, intransitive

    "I'd like to help clear the field, but my knee went out on me."

  15. 20
    To spend the last moments of a show (while playing something). intransitive, with-on

    "Thank you for introducing us to your new album. Which song should we go out on?"

  16. 21
    To recede; to ebb. intransitive
  17. 22
    To sympathize with; to express positive feelings towards. intransitive, usually

    "Our thoughts and prayers go out to those afflicted by the tragedy."

  18. 23
    To take part in a duel (with). intransitive, obsolete

    "He went out at the firſt hint with the Neapolitan, and being an admirable ſwordſman, wounded and diſarmed him; […]"

  19. 24
    To be broadcast. UK, intransitive

    "The first episode of the show goes out on Saturday."

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