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went out

went out is the simple past 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 went out

What is went out the simple past of?
Went out is the simple past of go out.

Words near went out in the dictionary

  1. went on vacation
  2. went one better
  3. went one's own way
  4. went one's ways
  5. went or blew
  6. went out
  7. went out like a light
  8. went out of one's way
  9. went out on a limb
  10. went out swinging
  11. went out with a bang

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