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turn out

tur·nout

US/ˈtɜrˌnaʊt/ very common

verb

1.

be shown or be found to be

  • “She proved to be right”
  • “The medicine turned out to save her life”
  • “She turned up HIV positive”
2.

prove to be in the result or end

  • “It turns out that he was right”
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3.

produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery

  • “This factory turns out saws”
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4.

prove to be in the result or end

  • “How will the game turn out?”
5.

come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons

  • “How many people turned out that evening?”
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6.

bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"

  • “The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers”
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7.

put out or expel from a place

  • “The child was expelled from the classroom”
8.

come and gather for a public event

  • “Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York”
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9.

outfit or equip, as with accessories

  • “The actors were turned out lavishly”
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10.

turn outward

  • “These birds can splay out their toes”
  • “ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees”
11.

cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

  • “Turn off the stereo, please”
  • “cut the engine”
  • “turn out the lights”
12.

get up and out of bed

  • “I get up at 7 A.M. every day”
  • “They rose early”
  • “He uprose at night”

Origin

Deverbal from turn out.

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