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come out
The mouse came out of the hole.
1. v. To be discovered, be revealed.
It finally came out that he had been lying all the time.
2. v. To be published, be issued.
My new book comes out next week.
3. v. (old-fashioned or historical) (as a debutante) To make a formal debut in society.
4. v. To end up or result.
There were a lot of problems at the start, but it all came out well in the end.
5. v. (cricket, of a batsman) To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.
6. v. (idiomatic, informal) To come out of the closet.
He came out about being gay to his parents last week.
7. v. To be deducted from.
That comes out of my paycheck.
8. v. To express one's opinion openly.
You had come out in favor of the French Revolution.
9. v. (of the sun, moon or stars) To become visible in the sky as a result of clouds clearing away.
It's quite warm now the sun's come out.
10. v. To go on strike, especially out of solidarity with other workers.
We got the folks at the Detroit plant to come out too.
Analysis
come		©
1. v. (intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to.
She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes...
2. v.          To move towards the speaker.
I called the dog, but she wouldn't come.
Stop dawdling and come here!
out		©
See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on.
1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre.
The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place.
Let's eat out tonight

Example Sentences

Why don't you all come out of the darkness?  A lot of kids come out so negative.  He has not come out on his balcony for weeks.  What are the problems of discrimination that could come out of this?  That did come out rather poorly.

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