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

Rush Yards In all four first-round games, the teams with greater rushing yards came out on top. —Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

As someone who used to work in the medical field, Jones added that there is one positive thing to come out of social media’s Mangione mania: people are seriously talking about the healthcare insurance industry. —Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024

Moreland, who came out victorious, has since starred alongside Jessica Lowndes in Happy Howlidays, which premiered on Dec. 21 on Hallmark Channel. —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024

The Sun Devils came out of nowhere and earned a first-round bye in the playoff. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 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