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 agent

—William Prochnau

coming-out

ˌkə-miŋ-ˈau̇t 

noun

Phrases

come out with

1

: to give expression to

came out with a new proposal

2

: publish

Synonyms

• fall out
• pan out
• prove
• shake out
• turn out

Examples of come out in a Sentence

in the end everything came out OK

come out, come out wherever you are!

Recent Examples on the Web

Aldo has been active since coming out of retirement. —Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

Instead, model Colin Jones came out in a stunning black column dress, her face screened behind a panel of stiff pleated tulle. —Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024

Harris has largely portrayed the relationship with Beijing as a competition, vowing to ensure that the U.S. would come out on top as the global leader of this century at a time when China was charging ahead in key sectors. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Foxx previously shared in an interview with Access Hollywood in 2022, per Men’s Health, that Jones, Oprah and Sidney Poitier set up an intervention for him following his non-stop partying after his movie Ray came out. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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

Kids Definition

come out

verb

1

: to come into public view

2

: to turn out to be

everything came out all right