come out

verb

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out.

   “The mouse came out of the hole.”

   ““It was nice that your dad let you come out with us,” I said as we walked through the woods, kicking up cornflakey bundles of leaves with every step.”

2. To be discovered; to be revealed.

   “It finally came out that he had been lying all the time.”

   “Her lies will eventually come out.”

3. To be published or released; to be issued; to be broadcast for the first time.

   “My new book comes out next week.”

   “Her interview comes out in the next edition of the newspaper.”

4. To make a formal debut in society.

   “My daughter comes out in the spring.”

   “"You would not trouble it much, child," returned Lady Anne, pettishly; "you know you are the plain one of the family. I do not know what I shall do with you when you come out; you will have no beauty but that of youth."”

5. 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.”

   “The photos came out fine.”

6. To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.
7. To come out of the closet.

   “He came out to his parents as gay last week.”

   “I had not come out yet and he was out but wasn't; quite ungay, I would say, and yet gay.”

8. To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from.

   “That comes out of my paycheck.”

   “He's the best player to come out of Ohio.”

9. To express one's opinion openly.

   “You had come out in favor of the French Revolution.”

   “I came right out and told the boss what I thought of him.”

10. 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.”

    “We're coming out for the campaign and for all the struggling people out there.”

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.”

    “Spirit-rapping made easy; or, how to come out as a medium.”

13. To emerge from or reach the end of an era, event or process.

    “I was coming out of a period of unemployment then.”

14. To be removed.

    “Red wine will help that stain come out.”

15. To join a church; to convert to a religion.

    “I came out after a period of difficulty in my life.”

16. To begin with something.

    “He came out with a pair of kings.”