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Sep 29, 2017 · May 15, 2021. #17. velisarius said: You do need a preposition, because "outing" is a full-blown noun. It isn't like "I'm going shopping". We go "on an outing". We're going on an outing/We're going to go on an outing. Thank you for this and it makes it quite clear too with the given example.
Aug 9, 2012 · Excursion. 2 a deviation from a regular activity or course: the firm's disastrous excursion into the US electrical market. technical a movement along a path or through an angle. Outing. 2 the practice of revealing the homosexuality of a prominent person. E.
Jan 18, 2005 · outing. noun. 1*a trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less: they would go on family outings to the movies. n*. a brief journey from home: her daily outing to the shops. n*. informal an appearance in something, especially a sporting event or film: Madonna's first screen outing in three years.
Aug 6, 2021 · A school outing could be to anywhere outside the school: a museum, a factory, or even a cinema. It is an organized or planned activity, and so is a works outing, where a number of work colleagues go on something planned ahead. But drinks with your colleagues after work, or cinema with a friend, don't have the organized feature of an outing.
Oct 7, 2015 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. English - US. Oct 7, 2015. #3. I agree with James. Normally, only the noun form is written as one word, e.g., "What do you think of this layout?" All the listings for layout in WordReference dictionary, for example, are for nouns. The verb is lay out, e.g.,
Feb 3, 2013 · Member Emeritus. New York City. English - US. Feb 3, 2013. #3. "Trip" could be of any length from hours to weeks; "outing" would take place within a single day. P.S.: In the future, you should include your entire question within your initial post, not just in the title.
Nov 15, 2022 · a family/school etc outing A. a class outing to the ballet outing to B. an outing to the beach on an outing C. They had gone on an outing to the pool for Robert’s birthday. I would like to know if I can replace "outing" with "dayout" in the sentences below with the same meaning D. Aclass dayout to the ballet. E. A dayout to the beach
Jul 27, 2016 · The first sentence using "outing" as a noun is natural. The other two sentences are very unnatural. The most common way one will find "out" (or its participle "outing") used as a transitive verb is with the meaning "Expose as a homosexual; announce to the world that someone is actually homosexual." The athlete was outed by a former boyfriend.
Jul 20, 2015 · English - US. Jul 20, 2015. #5. Trying to remember if I've ever actually heard anyone use the word outing . Indeed. In any case, to me it means something more than "let's go out and have some fun". And rather than "outing", most folks would specify: "Let's have a picnic." "Let's go for a drive in the country." "Let's take a walk."
Oct 9, 2016 · English (US - northeast) Oct 9, 2016. #2. "Outing" is a short version of "coming out of the closet". The original meaning (for maybe 30 years) was when a secret homosexual reveals to the public that he or she is gay. Outing yourself would be making the announcement yourself. Outing another person would be revealing their secret to the public.
