Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come out

/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.68 in modern English

Syllables: come out
IPA: /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out.

verb

To be discovered; to be revealed.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be published or released; to be issued; to be broadcast for the first time.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make a formal debut in society.

Dated

verb

To end up or result; to turn out to be.

verb

To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.

verb

To come out of the closet.

Informal

verb

To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from.

Example Sentences

"The mouse came out of the hole."
"“It was nice that your dad let you come out with us,” I said as we walked through the woods, kicking up cornflakey bundles of leaves with every step."
"It finally came out that he had been lying all the time."
"Her lies will eventually come out."
"My new book comes out next week."
"Her interview comes out in the next edition of the newspaper."

Usage

Inflected Forms

comes out (present, singular) coming out (participle, present) came out (past)

Phrases

come-outer come out in the wash come out of one's shell come out of the broom closet come out of the closet come out with the handbags come out

Synonyms

come on turn up surface show up appear issue emerge come forth go forth egress

Questions

How do you pronounce come out?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/.
What does come out mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out.

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