# come out

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out.
2. To be discovered; to be revealed.
3. To be published or released; to be issued; to be broadcast for the first time.
4. To make a formal debut in society.
5. To end up or result; to turn out to be.
6. To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.
7. To come out of the closet.
8. To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from.
9. To express one's opinion openly.
10. To become visible in the sky as a result of clouds clearing away.
11. To protest or go on strike, especially out of solidarity with other workers.
12. To make a debut in a new field; to start off a career or reputation.
13. To emerge from or reach the end of an era, event or process.
14. To be removed.
15. To join a church; to convert to a religion.
16. To begin with something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/come-out