Go Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take the field; "The soldiers went out on missions".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The firefighters went out to respond to the emergency call to put out the fire at the old warehouse.
- Emergency responders went out of their vehicles to assess the situation after the three-car accident.
- Crisis negotiators went out to try to establish communication with the barricaded suspect.
- A search party went out into the dense woods to look for the missing hiker.
- Paramedics went out to get the injured player from the field after he suffered a severe head trauma.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Go out of fashion; become unfashionable.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Bell-bottom jeans eventually went out of fashion in the late 1980s to make way for skinny jeans and other styles.
- The yearly festive sweater trend went out of fashion when people started to change their preferences for other gift-giving alternatives.
- The oversized shoulder pads went out of fashion after the 1990s, reserving this trend exclusively for nostalgic movies and television shows.
- The expensive evening fur coats have gone out of fashion due in part to the heightened concern for animal rights and welfare.
- Narrow neckties went out of fashion as modern fashions shifted toward thicker and bolder designs for men.
Antonyms
Meaning 3
Date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She's been going out with that guy from her office for months now.
- After meeting online, they started going out and now they're inseparable.
- Did you know he's been going out with his best friend's sister for a year now.
- They went their separate ways years ago, but now they're going out again.
- Their friends and family were surprised when they found out they had been going out in secret.
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Meaning 4
Move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Please go out of the room for a while so we can discuss this in private.
- She will go out of the house by the back door when she heads to work.
- Every year, migratory birds go out of their natural habitats in search of warmer climates.
- You're not supposed to go out after the sun sets in this area, it's not safe.
- Make sure you go out of the city limits to find the best scenic spots for photography.
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Hyponyms
Meaning 5
Become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The candle went out in the strong wind, and we had to light a new one.
- When the storm hit, the power lines were damaged and the lights went out across the entire city.
- The fire went out, and we had to add more kindling to restart it.
- The stars went out, hidden by thick clouds that covered the night sky.
- The pilot's radio communication went out, and they lost contact with air traffic control.
Hypernyms
Meaning 6
Leave the house to go somewhere; "We never went out when our children were small".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- I'm going out with my friends to the movies tonight.
- They decided to go out for dinner at a new restaurant in town.
- It's been a long time since we went out for a walk together.
- We never went out when our children were small because babysitters were expensive.
- Let's go out to the countryside this weekend if the weather's nice.