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

Preceded by former teammate Kevin Durant, who received the second-loudest ovation, Curry was the final member of the Shaq’s OG’s team to come out for practice. —Christian Babcock, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2025

This time, the Illini came out on fire, pulling ahead 17-6 on back-to-back Jake Davis 3-pointers just more than five minutes in. —Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025

The caution came out, and the track didn’t get cleared until three laps to go. —Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025

After talking things over, UConn came out to inbound the ball again and Liam McNeeley fell to the floor, everyone else was covered and Karaban couldn’t get another timeout called in time. —Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025

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