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- See:
- turn
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| 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
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| definition 4: |
to make (someone) leave.
When the landlord discovered they were keeping a pet snake, he turned them out. |
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