turn out

Formsturns out, turning out, turned out

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   resultphrasal verbidiomaticintransitive

   To happen or end in a certain way.

   The cake turned out a little dry, but we ate it anyway.

   Things will turn out fine, so try not to worry.

   Similarend, prove, develop

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   prove to bephrasal verbidiomaticintransitive

   To become clear or known, often in "it turns out" or "as it turned out."

   As it turned out, the store was closed that day.

   The man at the door turned out to be my cousin.

   Similarprove, emerge, transpire

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   show upphrasal verbidiomaticintransitive

   To come to an event or place, the way a crowd does.

   Lots of people turned out for the school play.

   We hope the whole town will turn out for the fair.

   Similarattend, come, gather, assemble

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   switch offphrasal verbidiomatictransitive

   To switch off a light or a machine.

   Please turn out the light so I can sleep.

   Mom turned the hall light out after we fell asleep.

   Similarextinguish, douse

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5. 5
   noun · turn-out

   Another spelling of turnout. It often means how many people come to an event.

   The turn-out for the meeting was very small.

   The ballet teacher says my turn-out is getting better.

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   producephrasal verbidiomatictransitive

   To make or produce something.

   This small kitchen turns out hundreds of meals every day.

   She can turn out a new song in a single afternoon.

   Similarproduce, make, manufacture, churn

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   phrasal verbintransitive

   To come out well or work the way you wanted.

   I tried to bake bread, but it didn't turn out.

   I hope my pictures turn out this time.

   Similarwork, succeed

   Oppositefail, flop

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   force to leavephrasal verbidiomatictransitive

   To make someone leave a place, or not let them stay.

   The cafe owner turned out the loud customers at midnight.

   If you don't pay the rent, they will turn you out.

   Similarevict, expel, eject, oust

   Oppositeadmit

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   get votersphrasal verbtransitive

   To get people to go out and vote.

   The group worked hard to turn out voters in their town.

   Both parties are trying to turn out their supporters on Election Day.

   Similarmobilize

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    remove from moldphrasal verbtransitive

    To take food or other things out of a bowl, pan, or mold.

    Wait ten minutes, then turn out the cake onto a rack.

    He turned the sand out of the bucket and made a perfect tower.

    Similarunmold

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