go out with
phr. v..phr. v.. to spend time with someone because you are in a romantic relationship with them.
phr. v.. to be involved in a romantic or dating relationship with another person; an intransitive phrasal verb requiring a prepositional object.
Is he still going out with Sarah?
They started going out with each other after meeting at a friend's wedding last summer.
Although they had been going out with one another for several years, they decided to remain friends rather than pursue a formal engagement.
- Particles
- out with
- Separability
- inseparable
- Pattern
- go + out + with + object
always followed by 'with' when the partner is mentioned; 'go out' alone can mean to leave the house for social reasons.
contrast with 'go out' (socializing generally) to avoid confusion; note that 'dating' is a more modern, often American-leaning synonym.
He is going out Sarah.He is going out with Sarah.the preposition 'with' is required to link the verb to the person being dated.