come out—
1. (of a tooth) fall out:
- My tooth has just come out.
2. (of a stain, etc.) be removed:
- Do you think that dirty mark will come out?
3. be freed (from a prison):
- It’s been a long year, but he comes out next Friday.
4. emerge; become visible:
- The sun came out as soon as the rain stopped.
5. be uttered:
- I intended to make a joke, but my remark came out as unintentionally rude.
6. become clear or known:
- I don’t want the news of our wedding to come out yet.
7. be published:
- When does Tom’s new book come out?
8. be seen as in a photograph:
- I’m afraid our holiday photos didn’t come out.
9. reach a result; succeed:
- Let me know how the voting comes out.
10. start a strike:
- He had the promises of 300 to come out “in sympathy” when the time came for quitting work.
11. (of a young girl) enter on social life:
- Is her eldest daughter coming out this year?
12. be offered for public viewing:
- The famous collection of rare old furniture is coming out next week.
13. (of a performer) go on stage:
- When it came time to come out for the third curtain call I said, “Bobby, I just can’t make it no further.”
14. emerge (in a specified manner) from a contest, examination, etc.:
- The President did not come out well in the inquiry.
15. (of smb.’s traits of character) be revealed; show clearly:
- At such testing times, only the good in him came out, and none of the bad.
16. admit smth. openly, especially acknowledge one’s homosexuality:
- Several I spoke to referred to the difficulties they experienced in “coming out”—realizing they were homosexuals.
go out—
1. move to a distant country or place:
- Their youngest son went out to Canada and made a fortune.
2. (of girls in former times) leave home for employment (in the house of others):
- When she was eighteen she went out as a nursemaid.
3. attend social functions; go to parties, dances, etc.:
- She still goes out a great deal, even at seventy-five.
4. (of invitations, orders, etc.) be sent to several people:
- The wedding invitations had all gone out, but Jane says she hasn’t received hers.
5. be broadcast:
- The special program on the new Prime Minister goes out tonight at 9 o’clock.
6. (of a fire or light) become extinguished; stop burning:
- Have you a match? My cigarette has gone out.
7. (of money) be spent:
- There’s more money going out than coming in, and I’m worried about the business.
8. become obsolete; stop being popular or fashionable:
- Long skirts went out after a short season of popularity.
9. (of a government) retire from power:
- If the government goes out at the next election, who will lead the country?
10. (euph.) die:
- I hope that when I go out I shall leave a better world behind.
11. (of the sea) flow away from the shore:
- When the sea goes out, the sand stretches for a long way.
12. = come out 10:
- The Post Office workers went out before Christmas, now the electricians are out.