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ALL meanings of come out

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  • phrasal verb come out When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public. 3
  • phrasal verb come out If a fact comes out, it becomes known to people. 3
  • phrasal verb come out When a gay person comes out, they let people know that they are gay. 3
  • phrasal verb come out To come out in a particular way means to be in the position or state described at the end of a process or event. 3
  • phrasal verb come out If you come out for something, you declare that you support it. If you come out against something, you declare that you do not support it. 3
  • phrasal verb come out When a group of workers comes out on strike, they go on strike. 3
  • phrasal verb come out If a photograph does not come out, it does not appear or is unclear when it is developed and printed. 3
  • phrasal verb come out When the sun, moon, or stars come out, they appear in the sky. 3
  • verb come out to be made public or revealed 3
  • verb come out to make a debut in society or on stage 3
  • verb come out to declare openly that one is a homosexual 3
  • verb come out to reveal or declare any habit or practice formerly concealed 3
  • verb come out to go on strike 3
  • verb come out to declare oneself 3
  • verb come out to be shown visibly or clearly 3
  • verb come out to yield a satisfactory solution 3
  • verb come out to be published 3
  • verb come out to become covered with 3
  • verb come out to speak or declare openly 3
  • noun come out to be disclosed; become evident 3
  • noun come out to be offered for public inspection, sale, etc. 3
  • noun come out to be formally introduced to society; make a debut 3
  • noun come out to end up; turn out 3
  • noun come out to become actively homosexual or reveal that one is homosexual 3
  • verb without object come out to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer! 1
  • verb without object come out to arrive by movement or in the course of progress: The train from Boston is coming. 1
  • verb without object come out to approach or arrive in time, in succession, etc.: Christmas comes once a year. I'll come to your question next. 1
  • verb without object come out to move into view; appear. 1
  • verb without object come out to extend; reach: The dress comes to her knees. 1
  • verb without object come out to take place; occur; happen: Success comes to those who strive. 1
  • verb without object come out to occur at a certain point, position, etc.: Tuesday comes after Monday. Her aria comes in the third act. 1
  • verb without object come out to be available, produced, offered, etc.: Toothpaste comes in a tube. 1
  • verb without object come out to occur to the mind: The idea just came to me. 1
  • verb without object come out to befall: They promised no harm would come to us. 1
  • verb without object come out to issue; emanate; be derived: Peaches come from trees. Good results do not come from careless work. 1
  • verb without object come out to arrive or appear as a result: This comes of carelessness. 1
  • verb without object come out to enter or be brought into a specified state or condition: to come into popular use. 1
  • verb without object come out to do or manage; fare: She's coming along well with her work. 1
  • verb without object come out to enter into being or existence; be born: The baby came at dawn. 1
  • verb without object come out to have been a resident or to be a native of (usually followed by from): She comes from Florida. 1
  • verb without object come out to become: His shoes came untied. 1
  • verb without object come out to seem to become: His fears made the menacing statues come alive. The work will come easy with a little practice. 1
  • verb without object come out (used in the imperative to call attention or to express impatience, anger, remonstrance, etc.): Come, that will do! 1
  • verb without object come out to germinate, as grain. 1
  • verb without object come out Informal. to have an orgasm. 1
  • verb with object come out Chiefly British. to do; perform; accomplish. 1
  • verb with object come out Informal. to play the part of: to come the grande dame. 1
  • noun come out Slang: Vulgar. semen. 1
  • idioms come out come and go, to occur briefly or suddenly but never for long; appear and disappear. 1
  • idioms come out come down on the side of, to support or favor: I want to come down on the side of truth and justice. 1
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