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I am obsessed with why people turn out the way they are.
Andrea Arnold

Meaning of "turn out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURN OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURN OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Turn out is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES TURN OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of turn out in the English dictionary

The first definition of turn out in the dictionary is to cause to cease operating by or as if by turning a knob, etc. Other definition of turn out is to produce by an effort or process. Turn out is also to dismiss, discharge, or expel.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURN OUT

turn bridge
turn down
turn heads
turn in
turn in on oneself
turn of phrase
turn off
turn on
turn one´s back on
turn one´s hand to
turn over
turn over a new leaf
turn queen´s evidence
turn signal
turn someone´s head
turn something on its head
turn tail
turn the corner
turn the other cheek
turn the screw

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURN OUT

burn out
check out
chicken out
churn out
clean out
eat out
even out
find out
iron out
log out
long drawn out
odd man out
on the way out
pan out
run out
sign out
spin out
straighten out
win out
worn out

Synonyms and antonyms of turn out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TURN OUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «turn out» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of turn out

Translation of «turn out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURN OUT

Find out the translation of turn out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of turn out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «turn out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

原来是
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salir
570 millions of speakers

English

turn out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपस्थित होना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَنْتَهِي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оказыаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

constatar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আউট চালু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

s’avérer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

muncul sebagai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausschalten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

消す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

되다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ternyata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hóa ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறிவிடும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाहेर चालू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boşaltmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spegnere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okazać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виявлятися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a se dovedi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προκύπτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draai uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

släcka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

produsere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turn out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN OUT»

The term «turn out» is very widely used and occupies the 15.224 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN OUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «turn out» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «turn out» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turn out

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10 QUOTES WITH «TURN OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word turn out.
1
Madeleine Albright
I hope I'm wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy - worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region.
2
Andrea Arnold
I am obsessed with why people turn out the way they are.
3
Rick Atkinson
Hitler had a police state of the first order. And those who showed any sign of being weak-kneed faced prison or often summary execution. That prevented a lot of people who knew that the war was not going to turn out well for Germany from giving up.
4
Derek Bailey
Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music.
5
Ellen Barkin
I just would never go audition, and yet I was in very visible places where people would come looking for actors. I say I'm lazy, though I'm sure if I were in therapy for a lot of years, it would turn out to be a lot more than laziness. After awhile, it was, like, too embarrassing for me not to go on auditions. I had to be humiliated into it.
6
Amanda Bynes
I think that in Hollywood, it's hard because so many people do turn out crazy. I don't need to go out every night to get attention. I'm happy with the amount that I have.
7
Steven Curtis Chapman
I think we all want to know that if our lives don't turn out the way we imagine, there's still a purpose.
8
Julia Child
I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn't tell you enough... I won't do anything unless I'm told why I'm doing it. So I felt that we needed fuller explanations so that if you followed one of those recipes, it should turn out exactly right.
9
Chris Christie
Insisting that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieved the American Dream. That may turn out to be a good re-election strategy for President Obama, but is a demoralizing message for America.
10
Phil Collen
The big thing that everyone forgets, you're famous and on TV and everything, but I think there's something very rewarding to be able to write a song, record it, and have it turn out as you heard it in your head, or even better.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURN OUT»

Discover the use of turn out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turn out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yeti, Turn Out the Light!
It is bedtime, but scary shadows on the wall are keeping Yeti awake.
Greg Long, Chris Edmundson, 2013
2
The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do
This electrifying book explodes some of our unquestioned beliefs about children and parents and gives us a radically new view of childhood.
Judith Rich Harris, 2011
3
Raising Kids Who Turn Out Right
Both of which are nominated for the Gold Medallion. Raising Kids would be the perfect addition to these books.
Tim Kimmel, 2005
4
Will the Last Reporter Please Turn out the Lights: The ...
In Will the Last Reporter Please Turn out the Lights, celebrated media analysts Robert W. McChesney and Victor Pickard have assembled thirty-two illuminating pieces on the crisis in journalism, revised and updated for this volume.
Robert W. McChesney, Victor Pickard, 2013
5
When Life Doesn't Turn Out Like You Planned
In When Life Doesn't Turn Out Like You Planned, you'll find uplifting, hope-filled principles for putting life's disappointments in perspective--from the importance of tears to steering clear of self-pity and watching for God at work in the ...
Bill Butterworth, 1996
6
Turn Out the Lights: Chronicles of Texas during the 80s and 90s
Chronicles of Texas during the 80s and 90s Gary Cartwright. market at all was because of government subsidies. Farmers went broke anyway, because it was not economically feasible to farm cotton out there. The government created a false ...
Gary Cartwright, 2010
7
Funny How Things Turn Out: Love, Death and Unsuitable ...
Love, Death and Unsuitable Husbands - a Mother and Daughter story Judith Bruce. Funny How Things Turn Out Funny How Things Turn Out judith Bruce SIMON 8L SCHUSTER.
Judith Bruce, 2012
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When Life Doesn't Turn Out the Way You Expect: Moving Beyond ...
Offers support for those going through difficult times in life, showing how to move from disappointment and disillusionment to healing through God's grace.
Jerry Brecheisen, Lawrence W. Wilson, 2006
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Centaur; Or the Turn Out , a Practical Treatise on the ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Edward W. Gough, 2012
10
The Successful Child: What Parents Can Do to Help Kids Turn ...
Offers various techniques and strategies of retaining a child's trust and remaining a positive influence during the maturing process so that children can negotiate successfully the challenges of adolescence.
William Sears, Martha Sears, 2002

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURN OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turn out is used in the context of the following news items.
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99.97% of North Koreans turn out for local elections
Turnout was an impressive 99.97% of eligible voters, coincidentally, the exact same turnout percentage to two decimal places as the previous local elections in ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
Hundreds of strangers turn out for funeral after appeal for unknown …
The child was found dead, wrapped in a blanket on an old railway path in the Seafield area of Edinburgh in July 2013. In a touching gesture by the community, ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
3
Why Egypt's new constitution may not turn out as badly as you think
Joshua Tucker: The following is a guest post from political scientists Michael Albertus (University of Chicago) and Victor Menaldo (University of Washington). «Washington Post, Jan 14»

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