Tuesday, June 06, 2006

turn out

turn out
  • phrasal verb
1    [I] to happen in a particular way, or have a particular result:
?Joanna wished things had turned out differently.
?it turned out that (= used to say that something surprising happened)
It turned out that he was married to someone else!
2    [T turn sth <-> out] to make a light stop working by pressing a SWITCH:
?Don't forget to turn out the lights when you leave.
3    [I] if people turn out to see something, they go to see it:
?Only about 30 people turned out for the show. --see also TURNOUT
4    [T turn sth <-> out] to produce or make something:
?Why do our high schools turn out students who can't read?

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