COME OUT


Meaning of COME OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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 ˌkə-miŋ-ˈau̇t noun or adjective

- come out with

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.