what does turn out mean?
TURN OUT as VERB
- Meaning
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- I get up at 7 A.M. every day
- They rose early
- He uprose at night
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- Meaning
- come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
Usage Example(s)
- How many people turned out that evening?
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- put out or expel from a place
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- The child was expelled from the classroom
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
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- Turn off the stereo, please
- cut the engine
- turn out the lights
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
Usage Example(s)
- This factory turns out saws
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- bring forth, “The apple tree bore delicious apples this year”
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- The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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See Also
- Meaning
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- These birds can splay out their toes
- ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- outfit or equip, as with accessories
Usage Example(s)
- The actors were turned out lavishly
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- come and gather for a public event
Usage Example(s)
- Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- prove to be in the result or end
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- How will the game turn out?
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- be shown or be found to be
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Usage Example(s)
- She proved to be right
- The medicine turned out to save her life
- She turned up HIV positive
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- prove to be in the result or end
Usage Example(s)
- It turns out that he was right
Hypernyms(s) turn out is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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