"night out" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-night out.ogg [Australia] Forms: nights out [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|nights out}} night out (plural nights out)
  1. (literally) Going away from one's usual residence for an entire night, and returning the next day. Tags: literally Synonyms: evening out, night on the town
    Sense id: en-night_out-en-noun-VDQLRuzB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 68 32
  2. (idiomatic) Spending the evening away from one's usual residence. The phrase typically implies going to a bar or restaurant, going to watch entertainment, or other types of nightlife. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-night_out-en-noun-LjzD9Mwj

Inflected forms

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