what does come out mean?

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English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #139 "Idioms with the phrasal verb come", question 7

Making the decision to ......... about your sexual preferences can sometimes be scary and stressful.

(a) come along
(b) come back
(c) come out
(d) come over

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #139 "Idioms with the phrasal verb come", answer 7

Making the decision to come out about your sexual preferences can sometimes be scary and stressful.

Correct answer: (c) come out

Your answer was: incorrect
Making the decision to come over about your sexual preferences can sometimes be scary and stressful.
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what does come out mean?

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come out 1) if something such as book or a film comes out, it becomes avaliable to buy or see. For example : Our new album coming out in the spring.
2) to become known... " It eventually came out that she was already married." 3) to be spoken,heard, or understood in a particular way : " She had tried to say 'sorry', but it had come out all wrong. 4) to be removed from something by washing or rubbing: "The stains still haven't come out" 5) to tell people that you are gay ( I don't know what it mean) 6) If the sun, moon or stars comes out, they start to be able to be seen in the sky.
come out in something - to become covered in spots because you are ill
- to say something suddenly, usually something that surprises oor shocks people.