come out

出てくる、外に出る

建物などの中から外へ、よく話し手の方へ出てくる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： come out of somewhere (A bird came out of the chimney.)

類義語： emerge, exit

反対語： enter

よく使う表現： come out here, come out slowly, come out together

明らかになる、発覚する

事実や秘密が人々に知られるようになる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： it comes out that… (It came out that the manager had hidden the report.)

類義語： come to light, be revealed, emerge

よく使う表現： come out eventually, come out publicly, come out later

姿を現す、出てくる

他の人から見える場所に姿を現す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： come out from behind something (The actor came out from behind the curtain.)

類義語： appear, emerge

反対語： disappear

よく使う表現： come out onstage, come out smiling, come out waving

発売される、出版される

本や映画などが、一般の人に買えたり見られたりするようになる。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： come out in/on a date (The new album comes out on Friday.)

類義語： be released, be published, appear

よく使う表現： come out tomorrow, come out soon, come out online

カミングアウトする、同性愛者であることを公表する

自分が同性愛者であることを他の人に伝える。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： come out to someone (He came out to his parents last year.); come out as gay/lesbian (She came out as lesbian at university.)

類義語： come out of the closet

よく使う表現： come out publicly, come out proudly, come out privately