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turn out
verb
(tr) to cause (something, esp a light) to cease operating by or as if by turning a knob, etc
(tr) to produce by an effort or process
she turned out 50 units per hour
(tr) to dismiss, discharge, or expel
the family had been turned out of their home
(tr) to empty the contents of, esp in order to clean, tidy, or rearrange
to turn out one's pockets
(copula)
to prove to be
her work turned out to be badly done
to end up; result
it all turned out well
(tr) to fit as with clothes
that woman turns her children out well
(intr) to assemble or gather
a crowd turned out for the fair
(of a soldier) to parade or to call (a soldier) to parade
informal(intr) to get out of bed
informalto make an appearance, esp in a sporting competition
he was asked to turn out for Liverpool
noun
the body of people appearing together at a gathering
the quantity or amount produced
an array of clothing or equipment
the manner in which a person or thing is arrayed or equipped
Idioms and Phrases
Shut off, as in He turned out the light . [Late 1800s]
Arrive or assemble for an event, as in A large number of voters turned out for the rally . [Mid-1700s]
Produce, as in They turn out three thousand cars a month . [Mid-1700s]
Be found to be in the end; also, end up, result, as in The rookie turned out to be a fine fielder , or The cake didn't turn out very well . [First half of 1700s] Also see turn out all right .
Equip, outfit, as in The bride was turned out beautifully . [First half of 1800s]
Get out of bed, as in Come on, children; time to turn out . [ Colloquial ; early 1800s]
Evict, expel, as in The landlord turned out his tenant . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
It turned out all she had to do was listen.
It turns out that making shoes in a new way, and at scale, is complex and expensive.
Though family audiences were initially slow to return after the pandemic, movies that appeal to those theatergoers have turned out to be box office juggernauts.
“So many people are living in fear and that seems unfair, because you see so much online and then it turns out ICE isn’t there,” Barrera said.
Fiona Hutchings, 47, said jaws around her dropped when the "flash of green" that flew past turned out to be a forester moth.
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