turn out turn out /tɜːrn aʊt/

verb

1. () Be shown or be found to be  ( turn up , turn out , prove )
   be shown or be found to be
    She proved to be right
   She proved to be right
    The medicine turned out to save her life
   The medicine turned out to save her life
    She turned up HIV positive
   She turned up HIV positive
   
2. () Produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery  ( turn out )
   produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
    This factory turns out saws
   This factory turns out saws
   
3. () Prove to be in the result or end  ( turn out )
   prove to be in the result or end
    It turns out that he was right
   It turns out that he was right
   
4. () Result or end  ( come out , turn out )
   result or end
    How will the game turn out?
   How will the game turn out?
   
5. () Come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons  ( turn out )
   come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
    How many people turned out that evening?
   How many people turned out that evening?
   
6. () Put out or expel from a place  ( boot out [Informal] , chuck out , exclude , eject , turf out [Informal, British] , turn out )
   put out or expel from a place
    The unruly student was excluded from the game
   The unruly student was excluded from the game
   
7. () Bring forth  ( turn out , bear )
   bring forth
    The apple tree bore delicious apples this year
   The apple tree bore delicious apples this year
    The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers
   The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers
   
8. Get up and out of bed  ( arise , turn out , uprise , get up , rise )
   get up and out of bed
    I get up at 7 A.M. every day
   I get up at 7 A.M. every day
    They rose early
   They rose early
    He uprose at night
   He uprose at night
   
9. Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch  ( cut , turn out , switch off , turn off )
   cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
    Turn off the stereo, please
   Turn off the stereo, please
    Cut the engine
   cut the engine
    Turn out the lights
   turn out the lights
   
10. Turn outward  ( rotate , splay , spread out , turn out )
    turn outward
     These birds can splay out their toes
    These birds can splay out their toes
     Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
    ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
    
11. Outfit or equip, as with accessories  ( turn out )
    outfit or equip, as with accessories
     The actors were turned out lavishly
    The actors were turned out lavishly
    
12. Come and gather for a public event  ( turn out )
    come and gather for a public event
     Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York
    Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York