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goes out

goes out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go out.

Meaning of go out

Verb

go out (third-person singular simple present goes out, present participle going out, simple past went out, past participle gone out)

  1. (intransitive) To leave, especially a building.
    • Please go out through the back door.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave one's abode to go to public places, especially for recreation or entertainment.
    • They were going to stay in and read, but instead went out shopping.
    Antonyms:
    stay in
  3. (intransitive) To be eliminated from a competition.
    • Our team went out in the third round.
  4. (intransitive) To be turned off or extinguished.
    • The lights went out while I was taking a shower.
  5. (intransitive) To go unconscious; to pass out.
    • When I hit him, he hit the floor and went out.
  6. (intransitive) To be drained from; to disappear from somebody.
    • All the fizz has already gone out of the election campaign.

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Questions about goes out

What is goes out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go out.

Words near goes out in the dictionary

  1. goes on vacation
  2. goes one better
  3. goes one's own way
  4. goes one's ways
  5. goes or blows
  6. goes out
  7. goes out of one's way
  8. goes out on a limb
  9. goes out swinging
  10. goes out with a bang
  11. goes out with the ark

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