turn out in English dictionary

  • turn out

    Meanings and definitions of "turn out"

    • The total number of people that show up to an event.
    • (intransitive, idiomatic) To result; end up.
    • (intransitive, idiomatic) To attend; show up.
    • (transitive, idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device
    • (intransitive, idiomatic) To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
    • (transitive, idiomatic) To produce; make.
    • (intransitive) To leave a road.
    • (transitive) To turn or rotate outwards or out of something.
    • (transitive, idiomatic) To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
    • verb
      (intransitive, idiomatic)
      To result; end up.
    • verb
      (intransitive, idiomatic)
      To attend; show up.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To extinguish a light or other device
    • verb
      (intransitive, idiomatic)
      To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To produce; make.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To leave a road.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
    • verb
      (sex, transitive, slang)
      To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute.
    • to result; end up
    • to attend; show up
    • to extinguish a light or other device
    • to become apparent or known
    • to produce; make
    • to leave a road
    • to turn or rotate outwards or out of something
    • to refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      bring forth; "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
    • verb
      cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
    • verb
      come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"
    • verb
      come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?"
    • verb
      get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
    • verb
      outfit or equip, as with accessories; "The actors were turned out lavishly"
    • verb
      produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This factory turns out saws"
    • verb
      prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right"
    • verb
      put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
    • verb
      result or end; "How will the game turn out?"
    • verb
      turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

    Synonyms of "turn out" in English dictionary

    bear, prove, go on are the top synonyms of "turn out" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "turn out" in English dictionary

    switch on, go to bed, turn in are the top antonyms of "turn out" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of turn out

    • turn out ( third-person singular simple present turns out, present participle turning out, simple past and past participle turned out)
    • turn out ( uncountable)
    • turn out (third-person singular simple present turns out, present participle turning out, simple past and past participle turned out)

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