TURN OUT Definition & Meaning

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turn out

verb

tr to cause (something, esp a light) to cease operating by or as if by turning a knob, etc
tr to produce by an effort or process
she turned out 50 units per hour
tr to dismiss, discharge, or expel
the family had been turned out of their home
tr to empty the contents of, esp in order to clean, tidy, or rearrange
to turn out one's pockets
copula
1. to prove to be
  her work turned out to be badly done
2. to end up; result
  it all turned out well
tr to fit as with clothes
that woman turns her children out well
intr to assemble or gather
a crowd turned out for the fair
(of a soldier) to parade or to call (a soldier) to parade
informal.
intr to get out of bed
informal.
intrfoll byfor to make an appearance, esp in a sporting competition
he was asked to turn out for Liverpool

noun

the body of people appearing together at a gathering
the quantity or amount produced
an array of clothing or equipment
the manner in which a person or thing is arrayed or equipped

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Throngs of people turned out in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC, among other cities, on Saturday.

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She is obsessed, it turns out, with wanting to locate his body, which has never been found.

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As it turns out, these rich are not very filling at all.

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"We thought maybe this is somebody who slipped through the net and as it turned out it wasn't at all," Det Insp Friend said.

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"There are papers now, already, that had been published and then retracted, because it turned out that what we thought was a really cool thing was just another satellite."

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