turn out

verb

  1. 1

    get up and out of bed

    I get up at 7 A.M. every day

    They rose early

  2. 2

    come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons

    How many people turned out that evening?

  3. 3

    put out or expel from a place

    The unruly student was excluded from the game

  4. 4

    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

    Turn off the stereo, please

    cut the engine

  5. 5

    produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery

    This factory turns out saws

  6. 6

    bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"

    The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers

  7. 7

    turn outward

    These birds can splay out their toes

    ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees

  8. 8

    outfit or equip, as with accessories

    The actors were turned out lavishly

  9. 9

    come and gather for a public event

    Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York

  10. 10

    result or end

    How will the game turn out?

  11. 11

    be shown or be found to be

    She proved to be right

    The medicine turned out to save her life

  12. 12

    prove to be in the result or end

    It turns out that he was right

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