come out of the closet
To disclose to others about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender…To disclose to others about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity, where previously this had been kept secret.
» Martino came out of the closet.
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3 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To disclose to others about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity, where previously this had been kept secret.
He came out of the closet as gay to his friends.
(humorous, idiomatic, informal, intransitive, sometimes)To self-disclose about one's minority or disapproved-of identity, belief, preference, etc.
She finally came out of the closet to her religious family regarding her atheism.
sich outen
выходи́ть из подпо́льяvyxodítʹ iz podpólʹja, вы́йти из подпо́льяvýjti iz podpólʹja
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out, of, the, closet.
- to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
Examples
17 sentencesMartino came out of the closet.
Gabor came out of the closet.
He came out of the closet.
Mary came out of the closet at work.
Coming out of the closet requires tremendous courage.
Translations
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Forms
comes out of the closet, coming out of the closet, came out of the closet, come out of the closet| Base form | come out of the closet · to come out of the closet |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes out of the closet |
| Present participle | coming out of the closet |
| Past simple | came out of the closet |
| Past participle | come out of the closet |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | come out of the closet |
| he, she, it | comes out of the closet |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | came out of the closet |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have come out of the closet |
| he, she, it | has come out of the closet |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will come out of the closet |
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.