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
  • Improved compliance across much of the fishing fleet has been accompanied by increasingly sophisticated attempts by a smaller group of offenders to avoid detection.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
  • The premiere of the ten-episode season kicks off with Hawkins, late for his tee time at a lesser golf tournament, barreling into the country-club parking lot in his tour bus, accompanied by his trusty caddie, Old Henry (Keith David).
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • One woman in West Virginia took out a loan this winter to cover an electric bill bigger than her paycheck.
    — David Kieve, Time, 10 July 2026
  • As the grid struggled in the heatwave, a power failure took out a major wastewater treatment facility on the Hudson river.
    — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of took out
Verb
  • Still, Norton maintains a barbell strategy, holding both short- and long-dated bonds.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Other women who had dated Platner offered their support for his character.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 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 18 Jul. 2026.

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