come out of
phrasal verb
came out of; come out of; coming out of; comes out of
Definition 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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“Come out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out%20of. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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