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come out English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word come out once they have reached the level C2 – Proficient. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning come out meaning

What does come out mean?

Definitions in simple English

come out Expression

— When someone comes out, the person is seen by other people and is revealed.

— When something comes out, it is published for other people to see. My new book will come out later this week.

— If a homosexual person comes out, they let other people know that they are homosexual.

come out

— verb (= turn up, surface) appear or become visible; make a showing She turned up at the funeral I hope the list key is going to surface again

— verb (= appear) be issued or published Did your latest book appear yet? The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet

— verb (= issue) come out of Water issued from the hole in the wall The words seemed to come out by themselves

— verb (= turn out) result or end How will the game turn out?

— verb (= fall out) come off His hair and teeth fell out

— verb (= place, come in) take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal Jerry came in third in the Marathon

— verb (= step to the fore) make oneself visible; take action Young people should step to the fore and help their peers

— verb (= erupt) break out The tooth erupted and had to be extracted

— verb (= out) be made known; be disclosed or revealed The truth will out

— verb (= out) to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality This actor outed last year

— verb (= pop, bulge) bulge outward His eyes popped

Synonyms come out synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as come out?

come out English » English

emerge

go out

exit

appear

get out

come off

bring out

rise

be out

leave

fall out

issue

turn out

out

slip out

go forth

come to light

come forth

turn up

take out

germinate

fetch out

erupt

depart

walk out

start

push through

pop out

pop

place

escape

egress

come up

come in

climb

break through

arise

uttered

uprooted

surface

succeed

stick out

step up

step to the fore

step forward

sprout

spread out

show up

revealed

protrude

Topics come out topics

What do people use come out to talk about?

Universe, creation Sky

Sun

• What words refer to the sun shining through the clouds?
  come out break through (the clouds) go behind (a cloud)

Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Pour

• What words refer to water coming out of something?
  pour come out flow drip leak ooze gush spurt squirt

Person Sense, perceive See Visible

Appear

• What words refer to something appearing?
  appear become visible come into view come into sight come out loom loom up reappear surface materialize assume visible form put in an appearance

Language and thought Communication Reading and writing

Publish

• What words refer to the time when a book is published?
  publication date appear come out

Physical actions Move Move toward something Move in

Move out

• What words refer to moving out of an area or space?
  move out go out come out get out emerge exit exodus issue leave

Physical actions

Hide

• What words refer to coming out from hiding?
  come out (from hiding) surface

Examples come out examples

How do I use come out in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

I'll wait till you come out.

A new world could come out of the union of the East and the West.

News and current affairs

Debt crises tend to come out of the blue, hitting countries whose debt trajectories simply have no room for error or unplanned adversity.

He saw one black male standing inside the house and asked him to come out.