come out
Definition of come out
intransitive verb
1a : to come into public view : make a public appearance a new magazine has come outb : 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 homosexualityb : 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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Examples of come out in a Sentence
in the end everything came out OK
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First Known Use of come out
13th century
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