turn out

Học thuật
Thân thiện
Definition
  1. Verb (Phrasal Verb):
    • To result or end in a particular way: Used to describe the final outcome or conclusion of a situation or event.
    • To prove to be; to be discovered or found to be the case: Used when something is revealed or becomes known, often surprisingly.
    • To produce or manufacture something, typically in a factory: To create goods on a regular or large scale.
    • To attend or gather for an event: To come to a public meeting, demonstration, or social occasion.
    • To expel or force someone to leave a place: To eject someone from a location or group.
    • To equip or outfit someone, often in a specified way: To dress or provide someone with clothing and accessories.
    • To extinguish (a light): To switch off an electric light.
    • To point or be directed outward: To rotate or face away from a center point.
Examples of Usage
  • To result or end:
    • I wonder how the meeting will turn out.
    • Despite the problems, everything turned out well in the end.
  • To prove to be; to be discovered:
    • He turned out to be a very kind person.
    • It turns out that I was right about the address.
  • To produce or manufacture:
    • The factory turns out 500 cars a day.
    • They turn out high-quality furniture.
  • To attend or gather:
    • Thousands of people turned out for the parade.
    • A good crowd turned out to hear the speech.
  • To expel or force to leave:
    • The landlord turned the tenants out for not paying rent.
    • He was turned out of the club for bad behavior.
  • To equip or outfit:
    • She was turned out in an elegant silk dress.
    • The soldiers were turned out in full uniform for inspection.
  • To extinguish a light:
    • Please turn out the lights when you leave.
    • He turned out the lamp and went to sleep.
  • To point outward:
    • Her feet turn out slightly when she walks.
Advanced Usage

  • "turn out to be": This is a very common structure used to introduce a discovered fact or final state.

    • The job turned out to be much harder than I expected.
    • The stranger turned out to be an old friend.

  • "as it turns out" / "as things turned out": Phrases used to introduce an explanatory or surprising piece of information.

    • We planned a picnic, but as it turned out, it rained all day.
    • As things turned out, his advice was invaluable.
Variants and Related Words

  • Turnout (noun):

    • The number of people attending an event: The concert had a huge turnout.
    • A widening in a road for vehicles to pass or park: Use the turnout to let faster cars pass.
    • The way someone is dressed: She admired his elegant turnout.

  • Turned-out (adjective):

    • Well-dressed or equipped: The turned-out guards stood at attention.
Synonyms
  • Result (in):
  • Prove (to be):
  • Produce / Manufacture:
  • Attend:
  • Eject / Expel:
  • Extinguish / Switch off:
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Turn out for (someone/something): To attend an event in support of someone or something.

    • The whole town turned out for the veteran's funeral.

  • Turn out (to be) a certain way: To develop or end with a specific quality.

    • The cake turned out perfectly.
Related Idioms

  • Turn out the lights on (something): To bring something to an end; to terminate.

    • The new policy effectively turned out the lights on the old program.

  • Turn out all right/well in the end: A common expression meaning a situation concluded successfully despite difficulties.

    • Don't worry, I'm sure it will turn out all right in the end.
Verb
  1. get up and out of bed
    • I get up at 7 A.M. every day
    • They rose early
    • He uprose at night
  2. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
    • Turn off the stereo, please
    • cut the engine
    • turn out the lights
  3. turn outward
    • These birds can splay out their toes
    • ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
  4. outfit or equip, as with accessories
    • The actors were turned out lavishly
  5. come and gather for a public event
    • Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York
  6. put out or expel from a place
    • The unruly student was excluded from the game
  7. bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
    • The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers
  8. come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
    • How many people turned out that evening?
  9. result or end
    • How will the game turn out?
  10. produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
    • This factory turns out saws
  11. prove to be in the result or end
    • It turns out that he was right
  12. be shown or be found to be
    • She proved to be right
    • The medicine turned out to save her life
    • She turned up HIV positive

Từ đồng nghĩa

Từ trái nghĩa

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "turn out"

Từ có nhắc đến "turn out"