turn out

turn out
1) PHR-V-LINK If something turns out a particular way, it happens in that way or has the result or degree of success indicated.

[V P prep] If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would have let them kill me...

[V P n] Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to...

[V P adj] I was positive things were going to turn out fine.

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2) PHR-V-LINK When you are commenting on pleasant weather, you can say that is has turned out nice or fine, especially if this is unexpected. [BRIT, SPOKEN]

[it V P adj] It's turned out nice again.

3) PHRASAL VERB If something turns out to be a particular thing, it is discovered to be that thing.

[V P to-inf] Cosgrave's forecast turned out to be quite wrong...

[it V-ed P that] It turned out that I knew the person who got shot.

4) PHRASAL VERB When you turn out something such as a light or gas, you move the switch or knob that controls it so that it stops giving out light or heat.

[V n P] I'll just play until the janitor comes round to turn the lights out. [Also V P n (not pron)]

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5) PHRASAL VERB If a business or other organization turns out something, it produces it.

[V P n (not pron)] They have been turning out great blades for 400 years. [Also V n P]

6) PHRASAL VERB If you turn someone out of a place, especially the place where they have been living, you force them to leave that place.

[V n P of/from n] Surely nobody would suggest turning him out of the house...

[V n P of/from n] They were turned out of the hotel...

[V n P] It was previously a small monastery but the authorities turned all the monks out. [Also V P n (not pron)]

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7) PHRASAL VERB If you turn out the contents of a container, you empty it by removing them or letting them fall out.

[V P n (not pron)] Turn out the dough on to a floured surface...

[V n P of/from n] Turn the plants out of their pots. [Also V n P]

8) PHRASAL VERB If people turn out for a particular event or activity, they go and take part in it or watch it.

[V P for n] Thousands of people turned out for the funeral...

[V P] It was no wonder the fans turned out. The matches yielded 259 goals.

9) → See also , turned out

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  • turn out — {v.} 1. To make leave or go away. * /His father turned him out of the house./ * /If you don t behave, you will be turned out./ Compare: THROW OUT. 2. To turn inside out; empty. * /He turned out his pockets looking for the money./ * /Robbers… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn out — {v.} 1. To make leave or go away. * /His father turned him out of the house./ * /If you don t behave, you will be turned out./ Compare: THROW OUT. 2. To turn inside out; empty. * /He turned out his pockets looking for the money./ * /Robbers… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Turn-out — n.; pl. {Turn outs}. 1. The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; opposed to lockout. [1913 Webster] 2. A short side track on a railroad, whi …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turn out — [v1] equip; produce accouter, appoint, arm, bear, bring out, build, clothe, dress, fabricate, finish, fit, fit out*, furnish, make, manufacture, outfit, process, put out, rig*, rig out*, yield; concepts 167,205,234 turn out [v2] get out of bed… …   New thesaurus

  • turn|out — «TURN OWT», noun. 1. a gathering of people; assemblage: »There was a good turnout at the picnic. 2. the quantity produced, as by an industry, shop, or machine; total product; output; yield. 3. a wide place in a narrow road, where vehicles can… …   Useful english dictionary

  • turn out — ► turn out 1) extinguish (an electric light). 2) produce (something). 3) empty (one s pockets). 4) prove to be the case. 5) eject or expel from a place. 6) go somewhere to attend a meeting, vote, play in a game, etc. 7) ( …   English terms dictionary

  • turn out — (for (something)) to come, appear, or be present for something. A lot of students turned out for the demonstration. The last time she performed here the whole town turned out …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn out — (something) to produce or make something. Which university turns out the most successful scientists? The factory is turning the dolls out as fast as it can …   New idioms dictionary

  • Turn-out — (engl., spr. Törrn aut, d.i. das Herausgehen), 1) in England das Arbeitseinstellen der Fabrikarbeiter in Masse; vgl. Strike; 2) (Turnout tracks), die Ausweicheplätze auf Eisenbahnen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Turn-out — (engl., spr. törn aut, »Ausrücken, Herausgehen«), in England die Einstellung der Arbeit durch Fabrikarbeiter in Masse, »Ausstand« …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • turn out — index deport (banish), depose (remove), discharge (dismiss), disinherit, dislodge, dismiss ( …   Law dictionary

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