turn out
Britishverb
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(tr) to cause (something, esp a light) to cease operating by or as if by turning a knob, etc
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(tr) to produce by an effort or process
she turned out 50 units per hour
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(tr) to dismiss, discharge, or expel
the family had been turned out of their home
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(tr) to empty the contents of, esp in order to clean, tidy, or rearrange
to turn out one's pockets
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(copula)
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to prove to be
her work turned out to be badly done
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to end up; result
it all turned out well
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(tr) to fit as with clothes
that woman turns her children out well
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(intr) to assemble or gather
a crowd turned out for the fair
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(of a soldier) to parade or to call (a soldier) to parade
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informal (intr) to get out of bed
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informal to make an appearance, esp in a sporting competition
he was asked to turn out for Liverpool
noun
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the body of people appearing together at a gathering
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the quantity or amount produced
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an array of clothing or equipment
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the manner in which a person or thing is arrayed or equipped
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Shut off, as in He turned out the light . [Late 1800s]
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Arrive or assemble for an event, as in A large number of voters turned out for the rally . [Mid-1700s]
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Produce, as in They turn out three thousand cars a month . [Mid-1700s]
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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 .
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Equip, outfit, as in The bride was turned out beautifully . [First half of 1800s]
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Get out of bed, as in Come on, children; time to turn out . [ Colloquial ; early 1800s]
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Evict, expel, as in The landlord turned out his tenant . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
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On Saturday, he added that the Department of Defense turned out “to be flexible on what we needed” but that the effective blacklisting of Anthropic sets an “extremely scary precedent.”
From MarketWatch
On Saturday, he added that the Department of Defense turned out “to be flexible on what we needed” but that the effective blacklisting of Anthropic sets an “extremely scary precedent.”
From MarketWatch
Ange Postecoglou had that record on his own, but the way it turned out for the Australian at Tottenham underlines the point that not too much can be read into current form.
From BBC
An Iranian cargo driver said he could not see things turning out well and had been "really worried" since he heard of Khamenei's death.
From Barron's
These flat regions, known as plateaus, turned out to be universal.
From Science Daily
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