come out

(BECOME KNOWN) — phrasal verb with come

/kʌm/ verb (came, come)

Definition

1. Definition

2. Practise

C2 If something comes out, it becomes known publicly after it has been kept secret: After her death, it came out that she'd lied about her age. When the truth came out, there was public outrage.Revealing secrets and becoming known B2 If information or results come out, they are given to people: The exam results come out in August.Announcing, informing and stating C2 to tell people that you are gay, often after having kept this secret for some timeRelating to sexual preference

(Definition of come out (BECOME KNOWN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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