phrasal verb · informal
eat out
/iːt aʊt/EAT OUT
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to have a meal at a restaurant or café rather than at home
Examples
“We usually eat out on Sundays.”
“Do you want to eat out tonight?”
“Students often eat out because they don't have time to cook.”
Band 8 sentence
“I rarely eat out during the week because I prefer to prepare simple, healthy meals at home.”
Collocations
- eat out at a restaurant
- frequently eat out
Word family
eat verbeating out noun
Common mistakes
eat outside→eat out
go eat→eat out / go out to eat
Say it for a higher band
5go to a restaurant→6eat at a restaurant→7+eat out
Synonyms
dine out
Easily confused
eat in
“We decided to eat in tonight and cook something at home.”
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