To come out in a particular way means to be in the position or state described at the end of a process or event. In this grim little episode of recent American history, few people come out well So what makes a good marriage? Faithfulness comes out top of the list Julian ought to have resigned, then he'd have come out of it with some credit
come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
Used in reference to a ball that is mishit and instead of dying, dropping, or rolling from the nick, comes out again toward the center court for an easy retrieve
When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public. The book comes out this week
If a fact comes out, it becomes known to people. The truth is beginning to come out about what happened It will come out that she has covertly donated considerable sums to the IRA
When a group of workers comes out on strike, they go on strike. On September 18 the dockers again came out on strike
come forth or out; "You stick the coins in, but they come out again"; "His hair and teeth fell out"
If you come out for something, you declare that you support it. If you come out against something, you declare that you do not support it. Its members had come out virtually unanimously against the tests