come out

British  

verb

1. to be made public or revealed

   the news of her death came out last week

2. to make a debut in society or on stage

3. 1. Also: come out of the closet.  to declare openly that one is a homosexual

   2. to reveal or declare any habit or practice formerly concealed

4. to go on strike

5. to declare oneself

   the government came out in favour of scrapping the project

6. to be shown visibly or clearly

   you came out very well in the photos

7. to yield a satisfactory solution

   these sums just won't come out

8. to be published

   the paper comes out on Fridays

9. (foll by in) to become covered with

   you're coming out in spots

10. (foll by with) to speak or declare openly

    you can rely on him to come out with the facts

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come out Idioms  

1. Become known, be discovered, as in The whole story came out at the trial . [c. 1200]

2. Be issued or brought out, as in My new book is coming out this month . [Late 1500s]

3. Make a formal debut in society or on the stage, as in In New York, debutantes come out in winter . [Late 1700s]

4. End up, result, as in Everything came out wrong . [Mid-1800s] Also see come out ahead .

5. . 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]

6. 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 .

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Example Sentences

“The water comes out in very fast movements, with a high velocity, and it scrapes away all these materials” from the valley, said Sattar, creating a “hyper-concentrated” flood that is savage in its power.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I think a lot of it is coming out and being the aggressors first, trying not to be reactive to situations, and we can do that starting with our defense,” Leger-Walker said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I came out here to see it, and I heard it's gonna be a great show. A lot of people are going to be here."

From BBC

While they can’t ramp up production instantly, at persistently higher prices a lot more oil can come out of the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal

The group’s self-titled debut album came out in 1975; at the time, the band had a more ornate sound à la Genesis.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• appear
• break
• debut
• get out