turn out
turn
tɜ:n
tēn
out
aƊt
awt
/tˈɜːn ˈaʊt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "turn out"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to turn out
[phrase form: turn]
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to emerge as a particular outcome
Linking Verb: to turn out to do sth | to turn out that
to turn out definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The experiment turned out to be a major breakthrough in medical research.
āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāύ⧋

to make a device, light, or machine stop operating, typically by using a control or switch
Transitive: to turn out a device or machine
to turn out definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mechanic turned the engine out to prevent further damage.
āĻŽā§‡āĻ•āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to develop in a particular way, especially with regard to the final outcome of a situation or process
Linking Verb: to turn out [adj]
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We did n’t expect the vacation to turn out so relaxing after such a hectic start.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāϤāϟāĻž āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to quickly and consistently produce something, usually with the help of machinery
Transitive: to turn out a product
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They turned the new model out faster than anticipated.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to appear at a place or gathering
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The students turned out for the professor's farewell lecture.
āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϕ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϰāĻž āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚāϞ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make someone leave a place
Transitive: to turn out sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The referee turned out the player for unsportsmanlike behavior.
āϰ⧇āĻĢāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāϏāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύāϞāĻžāχāĻ• āφāϚāϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to prepare individuals with specific skills or qualities
Transitive: to turn out sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was thrilled to see how her years of training turned out a talented musician.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤāĻœā§āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻ•āϰāĻž

to position something so that it faces away from the center
Transitive: to turn out sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The speaker turned the microphone out to the audience for better sound projection.
āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāχāĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āĻĢā§‹āύāϟāĻŋ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to dress or equip someone in a manner that is stylish, fashionable, or visually appealing
Transitive: to turn out sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fashion designer turned out the actors in bespoke suits for the movie premiere.
āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύāĻžāϰ āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to attract or gather a crowd or group of people to an event or location
Transitive: to turn out a group or crowd
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The protest turned out a passionate crowd advocating for change.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώ⧋āĻ­āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāϕ⧇ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to remove all the contents from a container or one's pockets
Transitive: to turn out a container
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the carnival, I turned out my pockets and found a bunch of tickets.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āύāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
12

āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚāϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to release an animal into a field to graze
Transitive: to turn out an animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The young calves were finally old enough to be turned out with the rest of the herd.
āϤāϰ⧁āĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāϛ⧁āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϝāĻĨ⧇āĻˇā§āϟ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to remove everything from a space, such as a drawer or room, to clean, reorganize, or declutter it
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to turn out a space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She spent the weekend turning out the attic, finding old photos and forgotten treasures.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϧāύāϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻžāρāϚ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāύ⧋

to remove a prepared dish, such as a cake or pudding, from a mold or container by tipping it over
Transitive: to turn out food
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After it set, she turned out the gelatin mold onto a plate.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϏ⧇ āĻœā§‡āϞāĻžāϟāĻŋāύ āĻŽā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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