SINCE 1828
come out of
phrasal verbDefinition of come out of
1
: to result from (something)
It's hard to see how anything good can come out of this.
2
: to go through the experience of (something)
I was lucky to come out of the accident alive.
3
: to emerge from (somewhere or something)
She was waiting for him to come out of the house.
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