Betydelse av come out på svenska

• 0 to go somewhere with someone for a social event:

  • Would you like to come out for a drink sometime?

• 1 If a book, record, film, etc. comes out, it becomes available for people to buy or see:

  • When does their new album come out?

• 2 When the sun, moon, or stars come out, they appear in the sky:

  • The clouds finally parted and the sun came out.

• 3 If something comes out, it becomes known publicly after it has been kept secret:

  • After her death, it came out that she'd lied about her age.

  • When the truth came out, there was public outrage.

  • The exam results come out in August.

• 4 to be in a certain condition or to achieve something at the end of a process or activity:

  • She came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman.

  • These figures have come out wrong! I don't understand it.

  • Your painting has come out really well.

  • He hasn't exactly come out of the scandal with his reputation enhanced.

• 5 If dirt or a mark comes out, it disappears from something when it is cleaned:

  • Did the red wine stain come out?

• 6 If a photo or part of a photo comes out, the picture can be seen clearly:

  • The photos didn't come out because the room was so dark.

  • He's in the picture, but his face hasn't come out very clearly.

• 7 to express an opinion:

  • In the survey politicians came out overwhelmingly in favour of capital punishment.

  • Some of the members supported the changes, but the majority came out against.

• 8 If something you say comes out in a particular way, that is how you say it:

  • I didn't mean to be rude - it just came out like that.

  • When I tried to tell her that I loved her it came out all wrong.

• 9 If workers come out, they stop working because of a disagreement:

  • The postal workers have come out in support of their pay claim.

• 10 When flowers come out, they open:

  • Daffodils come out in spring.

• 11 to become known or be made public:

  • When the facts came out, there was public outrage.

  • Her latest book is coming out in July.

• 12 to move into full view:

  • Later in the afternoon, it stopped raining and the sun came out.

• 13 to express an opinion in public:

  • The candidate came out in favor of lower taxes.

• 14 to be in a particular condition when finished:

  • Your painting came out really well.

• 15 to produce a picture on film:

  • My camera broke and none of the skiing photographs came out.