turn out
turn out /tɜːrn aʊt/
verb
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(
)
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
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(
)
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
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(
)
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
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(
)
Result or end
(
come out
, turn out
)
result or end
How will the game turn out?
How will the game turn out?
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(
)
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?
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(
)
Put out or expel from a place
(
boot out
[Informal] , chuck out
, exclude
, turf out
[Informal, British] , eject
, 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
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(
)
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
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Get up and out of bed
(
arise
, turn out
, uprise
, rise
, get up
)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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