coming out in English

Forms: come out [canonical], comes out [third-person, singular], came out [past], come out [past, participle], coming out [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb|come out|comes out|came out|come out|coming out}} [POS TABLE]

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        "The present participle of come out."
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        "Coming out refers to someone that lets other people know the person as a lesbian, gay or bisexual. The person is then no longer hiding his/her sexual orientation."
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        {
          "word": "coming out of the closet"
        }
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  "word": "coming out"
}

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        "Coming out refers to someone that lets other people know the person as a lesbian, gay or bisexual. The person is then no longer hiding his/her sexual orientation."
      ],
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"coming out" meaning in English

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