come out

herauskommen, hinauskommen

Von drinnen nach draußen gehen, oft auf die sprechende Person zu.

In einfachem Englisch: To move from inside a place to outside, often towards the speaker.

• Come out and play!
• A mouse came out of the cupboard.
• She came out into the garden with a cup of tea.

So benutzt man es: come out of somewhere (A bird came out of the chimney.)

Synonyme: emerge, exit

Gegenteile: enter

Häufige Wendungen: come out here, come out slowly, come out together

herauskommen, bekannt werden

Bei einer Tatsache oder einem Geheimnis: anderen bekannt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: If a fact or secret does this, people find out about it.

• The truth came out yesterday.
• More details will come out during the trial.
• It came out that she had paid for everything.

So benutzt man es: it comes out that… (It came out that the manager had hidden the report.)

Synonyme: come to light, be revealed, emerge

Häufige Wendungen: come out eventually, come out publicly, come out later

hervorkommen, erscheinen

An einem Ort erscheinen, an dem andere einen sehen können.

In einfachem Englisch: To appear where other people can see you.

• The singer came out smiling.
• She came out onto the balcony and waved.
• The children cheered when the actor came out onstage.

So benutzt man es: come out from behind something (The actor came out from behind the curtain.)

Synonyme: appear, emerge

Gegenteile: disappear

Häufige Wendungen: come out onstage, come out smiling, come out waving

erscheinen, herauskommen

Bei Büchern, Filmen oder anderen Produkten: für die Öffentlichkeit verfügbar werden.

In einfachem Englisch: If a book, film, or other product does this, it becomes available to the public.

• Her book comes out tomorrow.
• The film came out last summer.
• When will the next issue come out?

So benutzt man es: come out in/on a date (The new album comes out on Friday.)

Synonyme: be released, be published, appear

Häufige Wendungen: come out tomorrow, come out soon, come out online

sich outen, sein Coming-out haben

Anderen mitteilen, dass man homosexuell ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To tell other people that you are gay.

• He decided to come out.
• She came out to her closest friends first.
• After coming out as gay, he felt more comfortable with himself.

So benutzt man es: come out to someone (He came out to his parents last year.); come out as gay/lesbian (She came out as lesbian at university.)

Synonyme: come out of the closet

Häufige Wendungen: come out publicly, come out proudly, come out privately