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turn out

 
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turn
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to come to be in a particular condition or state in the end.
I made some mistakes with the recipe, but the dessert turned out great.They had forecasted rain, but yesterday turned out to be a beautiful day.How did your art project turn out?
definition 2: to be revealed as being a particular person or thing.
The man she introduced to us at the party turned out to be my husband's second cousin.The whole incident turned out to be a joke.
definition 3: to arrive for an event.
I'd never seen so many people turn out for a town meeting before.Fewer than expected turned out for the book-signing event, unfortunately.
similar words:
attend, show up
definition 4: to make (someone) leave.
When the landlord discovered they were keeping a pet snake, he turned them out.