Definition of 'turn out'
turn out in American English
1.
to put out (a light)
2.
to put outside
3.
to drive out; dismiss or discharge
4.
to turn inside out
6.
to produce as the result of work
7.
to result; eventuate
8.
to prove to be; be discovered to be
9.
to come to be; become
10.
to equip, dress, etc.
11. Informal
to get out of bed
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turn out in American English
a.
to extinguish (a light)
c.
to drive out; dismiss; discharge
a premier turned out of office
d.
to fit out; dress; equip
e.
to result; issue
f.
to come to be; become ultimately
g.
to be found or known; prove
h.
to be present at; appear
i. informal
to get out of bed
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turn out in British English
verb (adverb)
1. (transitive)
4. (transitive)
to turn out one's pockets
5. (copula)
10. (intransitive; foll by for) informal
he was asked to turn out for Liverpool
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In other languages
turn out
British English: turn out
/tɜːn aʊt/ VERB
If something turns out a particular way, it happens in that way or has the result or degree of success indicated.
I was positive things were going to turn out fine.
- American English: turn out /tɜrn ˈaʊt/
- Arabic: يَنْتَهِي
- Brazilian Portuguese: constatar
- Chinese: 原来是
- Croatian: proizaći
- Czech: dopadnout jak
- Danish: ende
- Dutch: aflopen opdraven
- European Spanish: salir luz
- Finnish: sammuttaa
- French: s’avérer
- German: ausschalten
- Greek: προκύπτω
- Italian: spegnere
- Japanese: 消す 切る
- Korean: 되다
- Norwegian: produsere
- Polish: okazać się
- European Portuguese: constatar
- Romanian: a se dovedi
- Russian: оказыаться
- Spanish: resultar
- Swedish: släcka
- Thai: กลับกลายเป็น
- Turkish: söndürmek
- Ukrainian: виявлятися
- Vietnamese: hóa ra
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