came out; come out; coming out; comes out
Definition of come out
1a
: 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
5a
: to openly declare one's sexual orientation or gender identity
came out as bisexual decided to come out to her family
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
come out with
1
: to give expression to
came out with a new proposal
2
: publish
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The first known use of come out was before the 12th century
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