Meaning

• To be discovered, be revealed.

  "It finally came out that he had been lying all the time."

• To be published, be issued.

  "My new book comes out next week."

• (old-fashioned or historical) (as a debutante) To make a formal debut in society.

• To end up or result.

  "There were a lot of problems at the start, but it all came out well in the end."

• (of a batsman) To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.

• To come out of the closet.

  "He came out to his parents as gay last week."

• To be deducted from.

  "That comes out of my paycheck."

• To express one's opinion openly.

  "You had come out in favor of the French Revolution."

• (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."

• To go on strike, especially out of solidarity with other workers.

  "We got the folks at the Detroit plant to come out too."

• To make a debut in a new field.