turn out
/ˌtɝn ˈaʊt/
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Type
Phrasal verb
Meaning
To happen, develop, or end in a specific way.
Despite the rough start, the entire event turned out well.
How did your presentation turn out yesterday?
To be discovered or proven to be true in the end.
It turned out that we had been worrying over nothing.
The stranger turned out to be an old classmate of mine.
To switch off a light or appliance.
Please turn out the lights before you lock up the office.
Did anyone turn the hallway lamp out?
To gather or attend an event as part of a crowd.
Thousands of residents turned out for the annual Fourth of July parade.
Only a handful of voters turned out for the special election.
To produce or manufacture goods, often in large quantities.
The local bakery turns out hundreds of fresh loaves every morning.
How many units can this assembly line turn out per hour?
How it's used
When this means “develop or end in a particular way”
- turn out well
Everything turned out fine in the end.
When this means “be discovered to be”
- turn out to be true
The rumor turned out to be false.
When this means “switch off a light”
Both orders mean the same thing.
- turn out the light
- turn the light out
it and them go in the middle: “turn it out.” Not “turn out it.”
He turned out the desk lamp before leaving.
When this means “attend an event”
- turn out for the game
Say “turned out for it.” Not “turn it out.”
Fans turned out for the championship rally.
Collocations
- turn out badly
- turn out to be
- as it turns out
- turn out the lights
- turn out in droves
- turn out in force
- turn out goods
Synonyms
- transpire
- extinguish
- attend
- manufacture