turn out

turn out
verb
1. be shown or be found to be (Freq. 32)
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She proved to be right

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The medicine turned out to save her life

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She turned up HIV positive

• Syn: ↑prove, ↑turn up
• Hypernyms: ↑be
• Hyponyms: ↑result, ↑ensue
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s Adjective/Noun

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Somebody ——s Adjective

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Somebody ——s to INFINITIVE

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It ——s that CLAUSE

2. prove to be in the result or end (Freq. 10)
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It turns out that he was right

• Hypernyms:
↑happen, ↑hap, ↑go on, ↑pass off, ↑occur, ↑pass, ↑fall out, ↑come about, ↑take place
• Verb Frames:
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It ——s that CLAUSE

3. produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery (Freq. 10)
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This factory turns out saws

• Derivationally related forms: ↑turnout
• Hypernyms: ↑produce, ↑make, ↑create
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

4. result or end (Freq. 6)
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How will the game turn out?

• Syn: ↑come out
• Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑stop, ↑finish, ↑terminate, ↑cease
• Hyponyms: ↑eventuate, ↑work out
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

5. come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons (Freq. 2)
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How many people turned out that evening?

• Hypernyms: ↑appear
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

6. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year" (Freq. 1)
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The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers

• Syn: ↑bear
• See Also: ↑bear out (for: ↑bear)
• Hypernyms: ↑make, ↑create
• Hyponyms: ↑spin off, ↑seed, ↑crop, ↑overbear, ↑fruit
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

7. put out or expel from a place (Freq. 1)
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The unruly student was excluded from the game

• Syn: ↑eject, ↑chuck out, ↑exclude, ↑turf out, ↑boot out
• Derivationally related forms: ↑exclusion (for: ↑exclude), ↑ejection (for: ↑eject), ↑ejector (for: ↑eject)
• Hypernyms: ↑expel, ↑throw out, ↑kick out
• Hyponyms: ↑evict, ↑force out, ↑show the door, ↑bounce, ↑exorcise, ↑exorcize
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody PP

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Somebody ——s something PP

8. come and gather for a public event
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Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York

• Derivationally related forms: ↑turnout
• Hypernyms: ↑meet, ↑gather, ↑assemble, ↑forgather, ↑foregather
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

9. outfit or equip, as with accessories
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The actors were turned out lavishly

• Derivationally related forms: ↑turnout
• Hypernyms: ↑equip, ↑fit, ↑fit out, ↑outfit
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

10. turn outward
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These birds can splay out their toes

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ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees

• Syn: ↑splay, ↑spread out, ↑rotate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑turnout
• Hypernyms: ↑turn
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

11. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
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Turn off the stereo, please

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cut the engine

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turn out the lights

• Syn: ↑switch off, ↑cut, ↑turn off
• Ant: ↑switch on (for: ↑switch off)
• Hypernyms: ↑throw, ↑flip, ↑switch
• Hyponyms: ↑kill
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

12. get up and out of bed
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I get up at 7 A.M. every day

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They rose early

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He uprose at night

• Syn: ↑get up, ↑arise, ↑uprise, ↑rise
• Ant: ↑turn in, ↑go to bed (for: ↑get up)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑rise (for: ↑rise), ↑riser (for: ↑rise)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Sam and Sue turn 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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