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Go Out With Someone: Meaning & Usage Guide
Meaning 1：date romantically (go out with someone)
go out with someone
/ɡoʊ aʊt wɪð ˈsʌmwʌn/
phr.v.
To spend time with someone you are romantically interested in, like on dates.
date romantically
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/deɪt roʊˈmæntɪkli/
phr.v.
To engage in a romantic relationship with someone, typically by going on dates and spending time together.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Combination of 'go' (Old English gān), 'out' (ūt), 'with' (wiþ), and 'someone' (some+one).
💡 Mnemonic
Imagine stepping out of your front door to meet someone special for a date.
📖 Example
My older sister just told me she's going out with someone she met at the charity event last month.
My older sister just told me she's dating someone she met at the charity event last month.
🔗 Collocations
go out with a classmate – to date a classmate
go out with a coworker – to date a coworker
go out with someone casually – to date someone without serious commitment
🔄 Synonyms
date (v.) – to spend time with someone romantically
court (v.) – to try to win someone's affection, often with intention of marriage
see someone (phr.v.) – to be in a romantic relationship with someone
🚫 Antonyms
break up with (phr.v.) – to end a romantic relationship with someone
split up (phr.v.) – to separate from a partner
dump (v.) – to end a relationship with someone abruptly
🌱 Derivatives
going out (n.) – the activity of dating
📖 Cultural Story
The phrase 'go out with' emerged in early 20th-century American English to describe casual dating, replacing formal terms like 'court'.
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