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walk out with

C1 formal inseparable transitive
In simple words

Go on dates with someone; be their boyfriend or girlfriend (old-fashioned way of saying it).

Literal meaning: To walk outside together with someone.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic formal

(Dated/dialectal) To be romantically involved with someone; to date.

"In the novel, the heroine had been walking out with the young solicitor for several months."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

This expression is largely archaic in modern standard English but may still be encountered in historical fiction, period dramas, or regional British dialects. Modern learners should use 'go out with' instead.

Commonly used with

young man young woman suitor gentleman lady

Forms

Base
walk out with
I/you/we/they
3rd person
walks out with
he/she/it
Past simple
walked out with
yesterday
Past participle
walked out with
have + pp
-ing form
walking out with
continuous

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Synonyms

go out with date court see someone be romantically involved with

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