Definition of come out
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
