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Turn out meaning

Turn out is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to develop or end with a certain result, particularly one that was not expected.

Past simple
turned out
Past participle
turned out
-ing form
turning out

What turn out means

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To develop or end with a certain result, particularly one that was not expected

The evening turned out much better than we expected.

2 more meanings of turn out are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With turn: turn off, turn on, turn down, turn up.

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does turn out mean?

It has 3 meanings. One of them is to develop or end with a certain result, particularly one that was not expected. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of turn out?

Turned out, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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