come out
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Said of a young woman after she has been presented at Court, or has entered into society as a "grown up" person. She "comes out into society.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
Someday the truth will come out.Một ngày nào đó, sự thật sẽ được phơi bày.
His new book is going to come out next month.Cuốn sách mới của anh ấy sẽ được xuất bản tháng sau.
Tatoeba sentence #8956721 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “come out” mean?
Said of a young woman after she has been presented at Court, or has entered into society as a "grown up" person. She "comes out into society.
Is “come out” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.