Stephenlearner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
I am going out to buy something.
Hi Everyone,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Concerning the phrase verb "go out", my oxford dictionary gives the first meaning as
leave one's house to go to social events.
It also provides a example sentence : He goes out drinking most evenings.
I cannot decide if I can use go out in the following context, because I am not sure they are social events?
In reply to my child's question "Where are you going?", I say "I am going out to buy something",
or "I am going out to have a haircut."
Can somebody help?
Thank you in advance.
Stephen
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Concerning the phrase verb "go out", my oxford dictionary gives the first meaning as
leave one's house to go to social events.
It also provides a example sentence : He goes out drinking most evenings.
I cannot decide if I can use go out in the following context, because I am not sure they are social events?
In reply to my child's question "Where are you going?", I say "I am going out to buy something",
or "I am going out to have a haircut."
Can somebody help?
Thank you in advance.
Stephen
Top answer
" These are both fine and common, but they simply refer to leaving the house. They are not using the idiomatic 'go out' as in the definition.
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"I am going out to buy something."
"I am going out to have a haircut."
These are both fine and common, but they simply refer to leaving the house. They are not using the idiomatic 'go out' as in the definition.
"I am going out to have a haircut."
These are both fine and common, but they simply refer to leaving the house. They are not using the idiomatic 'go out' as in the definition.
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