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

The second half of Season 5, which came out on November 11, saw more than 16 million viewers. —Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024

But the company has opted for a staggered rollout of its new AI features, with the next wave set to come out in December. —Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024

Xue explained that pelvic floor muscles coordinate a significant amount of bowel movement and work with the rest of the body to ensure stool comes out smoothly. —Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024

In California, scientifically shaky skepticism of fluoridated water has been around almost as long as the stuff has been coming out of the taps. —Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 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