Meaning of turn out in English

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  1. Verb

    turn out

    Definitions

    1. be shown or be found to be

    Examples

    • « She proved to be right »
    • « The medicine turned out to save her life »
    • « She turned up HIV positive »
  2. 2. prove to be in the result or end

    Examples

    • « It turns out that he was right »
  3. 3. produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery

    Examples

    • « This factory turns out saws »
  4. 4. prove to be in the result or end

    Examples

    • « How will the game turn out? »
  5. 5. come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons

    Examples

    • « How many people turned out that evening? »
  6. 6. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"

    Examples

    • « The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers »
  7. 7. put out or expel from a place

    Examples

    • « The child was expelled from the classroom »
  8. 8. come and gather for a public event

    Examples

    • « Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York »
  9. 9. outfit or equip, as with accessories

    Examples

    • « The actors were turned out lavishly »
  10. 10. turn outward

    Examples

    • « These birds can splay out their toes »
    • « ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees »
  11. 11. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

    Examples

    • « Turn off the stereo, please »
    • « cut the engine »
    • « turn out the lights »

    Antonyms

  12. 12. get up and out of bed

    Examples

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

    Antonyms

Lingoda