Meaning of turn out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To end up; to result.
   copulative, idiomatic, intransitive
2. To succeed; work out; turn out well.
   intransitive
3. To attend; show up.
   idiomatic, intransitive
4. To go out; to leave one's home.
   dated, intransitive
5. To extinguish a light or other device.
   idiomatic, transitive
6. To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
   idiomatic, intransitive
7. To produce; make.
   idiomatic, transitive
8. To leave a road.
   intransitive
9. To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
   transitive
10. To empty for inspection.
    transitive
11. To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
    idiomatic, transitive
12. To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute.
    slang, transitive
13. To rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role.
    slang, transitive
14. To put (cattle) out to pasture.
    transitive
15. To convince to vote
    transitive
16. To leave one's work to take part in a strike.
    intransitive
17. To get out of bed; get up.
    colloquial, intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“I had hoped our first meeting would turn⟳ out better.”

“The truth turned out to be more depressing than we thought.”

“I couldn't have⟳ assisted anyway, as it turned out.”

“He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke⟳, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover⟳ laid for him. I liked the man for his own⟳ sake, and even had he promised to turn⟳ out a celebrity it would have⟳ had no weight with me.”

“I should like⟳ this to be the result⟳, gentlemen, assuming it be for your advantage and my own⟳; and I should like⟳ to be successful in my defence; but I think⟳ that it will be difficult, and I am quite aware of the nature of my task. However, let⟳ that turn⟳ out as God wills; I must obey⟳ the law and make⟳ my defence.”

“The thing we’ll all remember⟳ is Arya Stark, Supreme Badass Of The Seven Kingdoms. Not Jon Snow⟳, not Daenerys, but the pint-size warrior who spends the first part of the fight⟳ just annihilating White Walkers one after the other, then turns out to be the one who deals the killing blow⟳ to the Night King.”

“I'm afraid the cake didn't turn⟳ out.”

“Hundreds of people turned out to see⟳ the parade.”

“The train⟳ is usually crowded and half the township of Forres seems to turn⟳ out to watch⟳ it go off.”

“But then one of Mr. Knott's men would have⟳ had to put⟳ on his coat and hat and turn⟳ out, as likely as not in the pitch dark, and in torrents of rain⟳ in all probability, and grope his way in the dark in the pours of rain⟳, with the pot of food in his hand, a wretched and ridiculous figure⟳, to where the dog lay⟳.”

“Turn⟳ out the lights before you leave⟳.”

“The day grew strong, and showed itself outside, even against the flaming lights within. The lights were turned out, and the work⟳ went on.”

“It's one of those books you have⟳ to go on reading long after you know⟳ you should turn⟳ out the light⟳ unless you want⟳ to feel⟳ like⟳ hell the next morning.”

“It turns out that he just made a lucky guess⟳.”

“As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point⟳ of exhaustion, prepared to give⟳ over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help⟳, and he stripped off his tunic at once.”

“The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look⟳ like⟳ he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice. As it turned out, it was a masterstroke. The striker was full of running, played with a more direct⟳ shoot-on-sight approach⟳ than normal and finished with two goals and an assist.”

“It turns out, there’s research⟳ that backs up the usefulness of lowering our expectations. Participants in one study⟳ had to make⟳ decisions that either led to financial gains or losses, all while inside a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. Researchers then duplicated this experiment⟳ as an app to crowdsource more data.”

“The bakery turns out three hundred pies each day.”

“This new locomotive was turned out of Doncaster works in May, 1934, to a mighty fanfare of trumpets.”

“Turn⟳ out at the third driveway.”

“Turn⟳ out the dough onto a board⟳ and shape⟳ it.”

“He had found the pocket, and was turning out the contents.”

“Please⟳ turn⟳ out your pockets.”

“The security guard asked everyone to turn⟳ out their bags.”

“The hotel staff hastened to turn⟳ out the noisy drunk.”

“The poor family were turned out of their lodgings at only an hour's notice⟳.”

“The whole lot of grafters was later turned out of office.”

“A fine life I should have⟳ if I left this country at my age and spent the rest⟳ of my days trying one city after another and being turned out every time!”

“There the North British, having apparently decided that we had sufficiently wallowed in luxury, turned us out and loaded us into ancient four-wheelers, which were then attached to the rear of the night express⟳ (8.15 from Kings Cross).”

“And so the teacher turned it out But still it lingered near, And waited patiently about Till Mary did appear⟳.”

“He then turned her out onto the streets of Chicago with a quota to meet⟳: $500 for a night's work⟳.”

“Like⟳ I told you, I'm still turning this one bitch out. […] Sunday is three days away, if you ain't turned her out by then she ain't worth it.”

“The nigga that turned her out was named Derek “Sweets” D. I despised that pimping motherfucker with passion.”

“turn⟳ out potential voters”

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