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Phrasal Verb: Come out

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Come out - A secret is revealed
Example:
The details of the scandal CAME OUT in the press and she had to resign.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Come out - Be published or otherwise available to the public
Example:
The band's new CD is COMING OUT in September.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Come out - Disappear when washed
Example:
The red wine I spilt just will not COME OUT of the carpet no matter what I try to clean it with.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Come out - Let people know that you are lesbian or gay
Example:
She CAME OUT at university and has been living with her partner, Jane, for the last couple of years.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
Come out - When the sun appears
Example:
It started cloudy, but then the sun CAME OUT and we all went to the park.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 32 phrasal verbs with 'COME'

- Come about
- Come across
- Come apart
- Come around
- Come around to
- Come before
- Come by
- Come down
- Come down on
- Come down with
- Come forth
- Come forth with
- Come from
- Come in
- Come in for
- Come into
- Come into use
- Come off
- Come off it
- Come on
- Come out
- Come out in
- Come out with
- Come over
- Come round
- Come through
- Come through with
- Come to
- Come up
- Come up against
- Come up with
- Come upon

 
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