Meaning

17 senses
  1. (copulative, idiomatic, intransitive)To end up; to result.

    I had hoped our first meeting would turn out better.

    The truth turned out to be more depressing than we thought.

    sich herausstellen als/dass, sich erweisen als, sich entpuppen als

    ока́зыватьсяokázyvatʹsja, оказа́тьсяokazátʹsja

    вихо́дитиvyxódyty, ви́йтиvýjty, виявля́тисяvyjavljátysja

    result or end

  2. (intransitive)To succeed; work out; turn out well.

    I'm afraid the cake didn't turn out.

    turn outward

  3. (idiomatic, intransitive)To attend; show up.

    Hundreds of people turned out to see the parade.

    посеща́тьposeščátʹ, прису́тствоватьprisútstvovatʹ

  4. (dated, intransitive)To go out; to leave one's home.

    get up and out of bed

  5. (idiomatic, transitive)To extinguish a light or other device.

    Turn out the lights before you leave.

    ausschalten

  6. (idiomatic, intransitive)To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out

    It turns out that he just made a lucky guess.

    sich herausstellen, sich entpuppen als

    з'ясо́вуватисяzʺjasóvuvatysja, з'ясува́тисяzʺjasuvátysja

  7. (idiomatic, transitive)To produce; make.

    The bakery turns out three hundred pies each day.

    herstellen, machen, hervorbringen

    выпуска́тьvypuskátʹ

    produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery

  8. (intransitive)To leave a road.

    Turn out at the third driveway.

  9. (transitive)To remove from a mould, bowl etc.

    Turn out the dough onto a board and shape it.

  10. (transitive)To empty for inspection.

    Please turn out your pockets.

    The security guard asked everyone to turn out their bags.

  11. (idiomatic, transitive)To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.

    The hotel staff hastened to turn out the noisy drunk.

    The poor family were turned out of their lodgings at only an hour's notice.

    abweisen, zurückweisen

  12. (slang, transitive)To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute; to pimp or manage a prostitute.

Examples

781 sentences
  1. It turned out to be true.

    Це виявилося правдою.

    ruЭто оказалось правдой.

    deEs stellte sich als wahr heraus.

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  2. It turns out Tom was right.

    Виявляється, Том мав рацію.

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  3. The day turned out to be fine.

    День виявився хорошим.

    ruДень выдался хорошим.

    deDer Tag sollte schön werden.

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  4. It turned out that I was right.

    Виявилося, що я мав рацію.

    ruОказалось, что я был прав.

    deEs stellte sich heraus, dass ich recht hatte.

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  5. His story turned out to be false.

    Виявилося, що його історія неправдива.

    ruОказалось, что его история неправдива.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to result; end up:
to become apparent or known:
Русский
By meaning 3
to result; end up:
to attend; show up:
to produce; make:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
to result; end up:
to extinguish a light or other device:
to become apparent or known:
to produce; make:
to refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict:

Origin

From Middle English turnen out, tornen out, equivalent to turn + out.

From Middle English turnen out, tornen out, equivalent to turn + out.

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Forms

turns out, turning out, turned out, turned out
Base formturn out · to turn out
3rd person singularturns out
Present participleturning out
Past simpleturned out
Past participleturned out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyturn out
he, she, itturns out

Past simpleLesson

all personsturned out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave turned out
he, she, ithas turned out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill turn out

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

53 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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