Function: intransitive verb
Date: 13th century
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 homosexuality 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>
– com · ing-out \ ˌ k ə -mi ŋ - ' au ̇ t \ noun or adjective
– come out with
1 : to give expression to < came out with a new proposal>
2 : PUBLISH