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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It turns out, and not for the first time with this unusually special team, Pelinka was right and I was wrong.

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In a movie where most would expect the romantic co-lead to turn out to be the villain, Sklenar’s hard leaning into the affable good-guy persona removes his character from the suspect list early on.

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But more immediately, nothing about that mysterious stranger turns out to be what it seems, and suddenly Frankie’s life is in danger.

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Ellie, it turns out, is immune to the cordyceps infection and Marlene has planned for her to be transported to a group of Fireflies out west in hopes of creating a cure.

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I was selling a car that I had arbitraged to rent out on Turo, which turned out to be a poor investment.

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