eat out
A2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To go to a restaurant to eat instead of cooking at home.
Literal meaning: To eat outside (the home) — fully transparent.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To have a meal at a restaurant, café, or other food establishment instead of at home.
"We eat out every Friday evening as a family tradition."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
One of the most common and essential phrasal verbs for everyday conversation. Used by all age groups in both British and American English. Also appears in economic contexts: 'eating out spending rose last year.'
Commonly used with
restaurant tonight Friday often prefer afford
Forms
Base
eat out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
eats out
he/she/it
Past simple
ate out
yesterday
Past participle
eaten out
have + pp
-ing form
eating out
continuous
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