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- [turn out]
- /tɜrn aʊt/
- /tɜːn ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [turn out]
- /tɜrn aʊt/
Definitions of turn out words
- verb with object turn out to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 1
- verb with object turn out to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a jar. 1
- verb with object turn out to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg; to turn a person around. 1
- verb with object turn out to bring the lower layers of (sod, soil, etc.) to the surface, as in plowing. 1
- verb with object turn out to change the position of, by or as if by rotating; move into a different position: to turn the handle one notch. 1
- verb with object turn out to change or alter the course of; divert; deflect: He turned the blow with his arm. 1
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Origin of turn out
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English turnen, partly continuing Old English turnian, tyrnan < Latin tornāre to turn in a lathe, round off (derivative of tornus lathe < Greek tórnos tool for making circles), partly < Old French torner, t(o)urner < Latin, as above; (noun) Middle English, partly derivative of the v., partly < Anglo-French *torn, t(o)urn; Old French tor, t(o)ur < Latin tornus, as above
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Parts of speech for Turn out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turn out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
turn out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turn out
verb turn out
- accouter — to outfit; equip, esp. for military service
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
- appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
Antonyms for turn out
verb turn out
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- billeted — lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- billeting — the activity of assigning soldiers or others to accommodation that is not normally used by them
- board — A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
- bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
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