turn out
phrasal verbturn out
- to be discovered to be; to prove to be
- turn out that… It turned out that she was a friend of my sister.
- turn out to be/have something The job turned out to be harder than we thought.
- The house they had offered us turned out to be a tiny apartment.
- (used with an adverb or adjective, or in questions with how) to happen in a particular way; to develop or end in a particular way
- Despite our worries everything turned out well.
- You never know how your children will turn out.
- + adj. If the day turns out wet, we may have to change our plans.
- to be present at an event
- A vast crowd turned out to watch the procession.
- to point away from the centre
- Her toes turn out.
turn somebody/something out
- to produce somebody/something
- The factory turns out 900 cars a week.
- The school has turned out some first-rate students.
turn somebody out (of/from something)
- to force somebody to leave a place
turn something out
- to switch a light or a source of heat off
- Remember to turn out the lights when you go to bed.
- (British English) to clean something carefully and completely by removing the contents and organizing them again
- to turn out the attic
- to empty something, especially your pockets
- to make something point away from the centre
- She turned her toes out.