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come out
verb
to be made public or revealed
the news of her death came out last week
to make a debut in society or on stage
Also: come out of the closet. to declare openly that one is a homosexual
to reveal or declare any habit or practice formerly concealed
to go on strike
to declare oneself
the government came out in favour of scrapping the project
to be shown visibly or clearly
you came out very well in the photos
to yield a satisfactory solution
these sums just won't come out
to be published
the paper comes out on Fridays
(foll by in) to become covered with
you're coming out in spots
(foll by with) to speak or declare openly
you can rely on him to come out with the facts
Idioms and Phrases
Become known, be discovered, as in The whole story came out at the trial . [c. 1200]
Be issued or brought out, as in My new book is coming out this month . [Late 1500s]
Make a formal debut in society or on the stage, as in In New York, debutantes come out in winter . [Late 1700s]
End up, result, as in Everything came out wrong . [Mid-1800s] Also see come out ahead .
. Declare oneself publicly in favor of or opposed to someone or something, as in The governor came out for a tax cut , or Many senators came out against the bill . [Late 1800s]
Also, come out of the closet . Reveal that one is homosexual, as in The military has specific policies regarding soldiers who come out of the closet while enlisted . [Mid-1900s] Also see the subsequent entries beginning with come out .
Example Sentences
Some of the songs on From The Pyre "have been in the dressing-up box, waiting to come out," since the band formed in 2021.
Fishlock has never shied away from using her profile to speak out on her beliefs having come out as gay.
"When I first came out, I used to always say: 'I do black music. I make black music.'"
“But with K-beauty, the ups and downs are extreme. New brands are coming out all the time, and people are constantly chasing the next exciting thing.”
Penn comes out and says, ‘Good evening. My name is Penn Jillette, and this is my partner, Teller. He opens the box, looks, and he says, ‘Oh, he’s dead.
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