come out

verb comes out · coming out · came out · come out

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out. The mouse came out of the hole.
2. intransitive To be discovered; to be revealed. It finally came out that he had been lying all the time.
3. intransitive To be published or released; to be issued; to be broadcast for the first time. My new book comes out next week.
4. dated, historical, of a debutante To make a formal debut in society. My daughter comes out in the spring.
5. copulative To end up or result; to turn out to be. There were a lot of problems at the start, but it all came out well in the end.
6. of a batsman To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.
7. idiomatic, informal To come out of the closet. He came out to his parents as gay last week.
8. To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from. That comes out of my paycheck.
9. To express one's opinion openly. You had come out in favor of the French Revolution.
10. of the sun To become visible in the sky as a result of clouds clearing away. It's quite warm now the sun has come out.
11. To protest or go on strike, especially out of solidarity with other workers. We got the folks at the Detroit plant to come out too.
12. To make a debut in a new field; to start off a career or reputation. Here's some tips for coming out as an artist.
13. intransitive To emerge from or reach the end of an era, event or process. I was coming out of a period of unemployment then.
14. intransitive, of a stain To be removed. Red wine will help that stain come out.
15. intransitive, slang To join a church; to convert to a religion. I came out after a period of difficulty in my life.
16. intransitive To begin with something. He came out with a pair of kings.