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Come out with meaning

Come out with is a phrasal verb that means to suddenly say something surprising, strange, or previously unmentioned.

Past simple
came out with
Past participle
come out with
-ing form
coming out with

What come out with means

B2

To suddenly say something surprising, strange, or previously unmentioned

He suddenly came out with a completely different proposal.

Similar phrasal verbs

With come: come from, come in, come round, come back, come out, come down, come up, come along, come away, come before.

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does come out with mean?

To suddenly say something surprising, strange, or previously unmentioned.

What is the past tense of come out with?

Came out with. The past participle is come out with.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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