phrasal verb · neutral
go out
UK/ɡəʊ aʊt/US/ɡoʊ aʊt/go·OUT
speakingtask2
leave home to socialise or date; (of lights/fire) stop burning
Examples
“We usually go out for dinner on Saturdays.”
“The lights went out during the storm.”
“She went out with Tom last year.”
Band 8 sentence
“I try not to go out too much during exam season so I can focus on revision.”
Collocations
- go out for dinner
- go out with someone
- go out at night
Word family
goes out verb (3rd singular)went out verb (past)gone out verb (past participle)going out verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
use 'go outside' for every meaning of 'go out'→use 'go out' when meaning social activity; 'go outside' chỉ rời khỏi phòng/nhà để ra ngoài
translate 'the lights went out' as 'đèn đi ra ngoài' (word-by-word)→đèn bị tắt
Say it for a higher band
5leave→6hang out→7+go out
Synonyms
hang out
leave
Easily confused
go away
“She told him to go away and leave her alone.”
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