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

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come out

But it strains credulity to assume that earnings will grow so much more quickly that, even after being discounted at higher interest rates, they still come out ahead.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

So in the end of the book, Mallory’s book has come out, and she has an interview that she’s done with Cosmopolitan magazine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

"What people don't understand is they're so good when they come out on tour these days," Nordqvist said.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Caine said that it should not be left to private companies alone to reassure the public that AI "will never... come out of control", and that governments instead must take responsibility for creating regulatory frameworks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

It scared Donald, all right, and after three or four days he wouldn’t even come out the door, so Maxine stood on her front porch and yelled, “My mother says for you to go home!”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

Related Words

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