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come out of

phr. v..
B1 Intermediate Oxford

phr. v.. to happen as a result of something else.

phr. v.. to emerge as a consequence or result of a specific event, process, or situation.


SIMPLE

Nothing good will come out of this argument.

CONTEXTUAL

A new friendship came out of their shared interest in hiking during the summer trip.

COMPLEX

The researchers hope that significant medical breakthroughs will come out of this multi-year clinical trial involving thousands of participants.

Particles
out of
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
come + out + of + object
Usage

usually followed by a noun representing the source or the original situation.

Teaching tip

focus on the figurative meaning of 'result from' rather than the literal physical movement of exiting a room.

Pitfall

A great idea came out from the meeting.A great idea came out of the meeting.the correct preposition to indicate the source in this phrasal verb is 'of', not 'from'.

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