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come out

[+ adv/prep] (GIVE OPINION) phrasal verb with come
 
 
/kʌm/ verb (came, come)

Definition

to express an opinion: In the survey politicians came out overwhelmingly in favour of capital punishment. Some of the members supported the changes, but the majority came out against.Expressing and asking opinionsRemarks and remarkingControlling emotions
(Definition of come out (GIVE OPINION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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