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should i say 'going out to dinner' or 'going out for dinner'?

January 25, 2017
User 15
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you should say going out for dinner. you always go out 'for' a purpose not 'to' a purpose.
95 Upvotes 7 Downvotes January 25, 2017
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'going out for' shows the purpose and 'going out to' shows the place.so here the dinner is the purpose not the place therefor going out for is the most appropriate answer.
82 Upvotes 6 Downvotes March 22, 2017
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going out for dinner
37 Upvotes 6 Downvotes February 28, 2017
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going out for dinner
31 Upvotes 5 Downvotes February 25, 2017
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i say going out for dinner
25 Upvotes 3 Downvotes February 17, 2017
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Going out for dinner
14 Upvotes 1 Downvotes March 02, 2017
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going out for a dinner
15 Upvotes 4 Downvotes February 22, 2017
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yes, going out for dinner is the right answer because when you are going somewhere. ..you should use 'for' ...
13 Upvotes 2 Downvotes March 22, 2017
1
correct sentence , going out for dinner.
12 Upvotes 2 Downvotes March 18, 2017
0
going out for dinner
12 Upvotes 2 Downvotes March 19, 2017
0
should i say 'going out to dinner' or 'going out for dinner'?
you should say going out for dinner. you always go out 'for' a purpose not 'to' a purpose.

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