go out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === go out (third-person singular simple present goes out, present participle going out, simple past went out, past participle gone out) (intransitive) To leave, especially a building. (idiomatic) To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment. Antonym: stay in To be eliminated from a competition. To come to an end, by nature or by an unseen external agent. To be turned off or extinguished. To go unconscious; to pass out. To be drained from; to disappear from somebody. To become extinct, to expire. To die. 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. (card games) To discard or meld all the cards in one's hand. To pass out of fashion; be on the wane. Antonym: come in (of a couple) To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates; to be a couple. (with with) To have a romantic relationship (with someone). (colloquial) To fail. (with on) To spend the last moments of a show (while playing something). (of the tide) To recede; to ebb. Antonym: come in (intransitive, usually of one's heart) To sympathize with; to express positive feelings towards. (obsolete) To take part in a duel (with). [17th–19th c.] (UK, broadcasting) To be broadcast. ==== Synonyms ==== (have a romantic relationship): date; see also Thesaurus:date ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === outgo