come out

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ === Verb === come out (third-person singular simple present comes out, present participle coming out, simple past came out, past participle come out) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come,‎ out. (intransitive) To be discovered; to be revealed. (intransitive) To be published or released; to be issued; to be broadcast for the first time. (dated or historical, of a debutante) To make a formal debut in society. (copulative) To end up or result; to turn out to be. (cricket, of a batsman) To walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings. (idiomatic, informal) To come out of the closet. To originate in; to derive from; to be taken from out of or to have arrived from. To express one's opinion openly. (of the sun, moon or stars) To become visible in the sky as a result of clouds clearing away. To protest or go on strike, especially out of solidarity with other workers. To make a debut in a new field; to start off a career or reputation. (intransitive) To emerge from or reach the end of an era, event or process. (intransitive, of a stain) To be removed. (intransitive, slang) To join a church; to convert to a religion. (intransitive) To begin with something. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nigerian Pidgin: komot Sranan Tongo: komoto ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === outcome == Vietnamese == === Etymology === From English come out. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kam˧˧ ʔaːw˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kam˧˧ ʔaːw˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kam˧˧ ʔaːw˧˧] Phonetic spelling: căm ao === Verb === come out (informal) to come out of the closet