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I ate out with vs I went out to eat with

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'I ate out with' is commonly used when referring to dining outside of the home, while 'I went out to eat with' is more specific and emphasizes the action of going out to a restaurant to eat with someone.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 3176 views

I ate out with

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to dining outside of the home.

This phrase is used to indicate that you dined at a restaurant or ate a meal outside of your home with someone.

Examples:

Last night, I ate out with my friends at a new Italian restaurant.
I love eating out with my family on weekends.
She ate out with her colleagues after work.
We often eat out with our neighbors on special occasions.
They ate out with their classmates to celebrate the end of the semester.

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Jan 25, 2015 ... Back to who I ate out with. The whole family ate out together ten times, most of those whilst we were on holiday in Spain (Henry opts not to join ...
Jan 28, 2015 ... As for my worst of 2014, a salad I ate out, with dressing that was so sickeningly sweet that I came home and put great sea salts all over just ...
When I ate out with friends i was always at the Corner House on King Street. It was close by, it was cheap, it was filling and it wasn't Hall. I had been to Greece in ...
Nov 17, 2008 ... I grew up in the 70's and I ate out with groups of friends starting at age 12 but never all alone. I don't think that it would ever have occurred to me ...

Alternatives:

I dined out with
I had a meal out with
I went out to eat with
I went out for a meal with
I went out for dinner with

I went out to eat with

This phrase is correct and emphasizes the action of going out to a restaurant to eat with someone.

This phrase is used to specifically mention the action of going out to a restaurant to eat with someone.

Examples:

Yesterday, I went out to eat with my colleagues at a new sushi place.
She went out to eat with her best friend at a fancy restaurant.
We went out to eat with our relatives who were visiting from out of town.
He went out to eat with his girlfriend to celebrate their anniversary.
They went out to eat with their team members after a successful project completion.

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So I went out to eat with my friend and I told him that lil Wayne started playing guitar. This was the first thing he said. I couldn't help but burst out laughing.
1 day ago ... I went out to eat with my agent last night [in New York], and he asked me if I wanted to talk about it. I said no. I wouldn't talk about it with him, ...
I went out to eat with Dad. I went out to eat with my dad. Titles of books, magazines, essays, movies, and other works, but not articles (“a,” “an,” “the”), short.
I watched this earlier today and then I went out to eat with my family. Well we went into this cute little candy shop and in there was a bunch of Japanese candy ...

Alternatives:

I went out for a meal with
I went out for dinner with
I went out to dine with
I went out for lunch with
I went out for brunch with

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