phrasal verb

Come out

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A secret is revealed

Meanings

  • A secret is revealed (intransitive, International English)
  • Be published or otherwise available to the public (intransitive, International English)
  • Disappear when washed (intransitive, International English)
  • Let people know that you are lesbian or gay (intransitive, International English)
  • When the sun appears (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The details of the scandal CAME OUT in the press and she had to resign.
  • The band's new CD is COMING OUT in September.
  • The red wine I spilt just will not COME OUT of the carpet no matter what I try to clean it with.
  • She CAME OUT at university and has been living with her partner, Jane, for the last couple of years.
  • It started cloudy, but then the sun CAME OUT and we all went to the park.

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