come out

come out

verb

Definition of COME OUT

intransitive verb

1

a : to come into public view : make a public appearance <a new magazine has come out> b : to become evident <his pride came out in his refusal to accept help>

2

: to declare oneself especially in public utterance <came out in favor of the proposal>

3

: to turn out in an outcome : end up <everything came out all right>

4

: to make a debut

5

a : to openly declare one's homosexuality b : to openly declare something about oneself previously kept hidden —often used with as <blew his cover and came out as a CIA agent — William Prochnau>

— com·ing–out \ˌkə-miŋ-ˈau̇t\ noun or adjective

— come out with

1

: to give expression to <came out with a new proposal>

2

: publish

Examples of COME OUT

1. <in the end everything came out OK>
2. <come out, come out wherever you are!>

First Known Use of COME OUT

13th century

Related to COME OUT

Synonyms: fall out, pan out, prove, shake out, turn out

Antonyms: clear, disappear, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, fade, go (away), melt (away), vanish

Related Words: develop, emerge, evolve, germinate, play out, unfold, work out

Near Antonyms: depart, leave, retire, withdraw

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