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Could you teach me how "go out" became to mean "date someone"?

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Rebecca

You can understand "go out" as being short for "go out on a date," which is related to the concept of dating. Thus, to "go out with someone" is commonly understood to mean "date someone" or "go out on a date with someone." Ex: I went out on a date last weekend, but it wasn't very fun. Ex: I went out with Peter during high school.

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