Eat out
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Definition
To eat at a restaurant instead of at home
Example sentence
We usually eat out on Fridays.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
eat out with friends
eat out as a family
eat out tonight
eat out on the weekend
eat out at a restaurant
eat out for dinner
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
They ate out last night. ✅ (Correct)
They ate last night out. ❌ (Incorrect)