went out (with)

verb

past tense of go out (with)
as in accompanied
to go on a social engagement with I'm going to go out with that foxy woman from work next Saturday night

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for went out (with)
  1. accompanied
  2. took out
  3. dated
Verb
  • As costs kept climbing, many health economists were reluctant to probe the wasteful spending that accompanied the consolidation frenzy.
    — Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Children under 12 must be accompanied by a supervising companion who is at least 14 years old.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • That fight escalated when one of the men took out a gun and fired it.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of took out
Verb
  • Churilla remembered that her brother once dated two Playboy bunnies in the early 1970s — at the same time.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Upon my perusal, JustWatch TV’s library seems limited and somewhat dated.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of dated
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“Went out (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20out%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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