come out

verb

came out; come out; coming out; comes out

intransitive verb

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 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 agentWilliam Prochnau
coming-out noun
Phrases
come out with
1
: to give expression to
came out with a new proposal
2

Examples of come out in a Sentence

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Unless the Yankees take Bellinger from Windy City, New York also seems to be aggressively pursuing Tucker since the news has come out. Tyler Small, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Once discovered, the duo refused to come out, McKinley said. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 While the idea was to launch the film at the same time as the album, that was not to be, with the film ultimately released two years after Discovery came out in February of 2001. Katie Bain, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024 The selection highlights 61 novels published since the first list came out in 2005 that are primed to be made into big screen and small screen projects. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for come out 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of come out was before the 12th century

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“Come out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20out. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

come out

verb
1
: to come into public view
2
: to turn out to be
everything came out all right

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