phrasal verb · neutral
come out
/kʌm aʊt/COME OUT
to be published, revealed, or become known; to produce a result or be announced
Examples
“The report came out last week and caused a lot of debate.”
“The photos came out well.”
“His true opinion came out during the discussion.”
Band 8 sentence
“The committee's findings came out this morning, prompting several universities to reconsider their admissions criteria.”
Collocations
- come out (a book/report)
- come out well/clearly
- come out with a statement
Word family
Common mistakes
The book came off last month.→The book came out last month.
His secret came outted during the meeting.→His secret came out during the meeting.
The results will come up next week.→The results will come out next week.
Say it for a higher band
5be published→6come up→7+come out
Synonyms
be published
emerge
Easily confused
be published
“The study was published in a major journal.”
come up
“The issue came up during the discussion.”
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