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turn out

• prove to be the case.
• "the job turned out to be beyond his rather limited abilities"
Similar: transpire, prove to be the case, emerge, come to light, become known, become apparent, be revealed, be disclosed, happen, occur, come about, develop, evolve, work out, come out, end up, result, pan out, eventuate,
• extinguish a light.
• "he turned out the light and groped his way through the doorway to the bed"
Similar: switch off, turn off, put off, shut off, flick off, extinguish, unplug, disconnect,
Opposite: turn on,
• go somewhere in order to do something, especially to attend a meeting, to play a game, or to vote.
• "over 75 per cent of the electorate turned out to vote"
Similar: come, go, be present, attend, put in an appearance, appear, turn up, arrive, assemble, gather, show up,
• be dressed in the manner specified.
• "she was smartly turned out and as well groomed as always"
• produce something.
• "the plant takes 53 hours to turn out each car"
Similar: produce, make, manufacture, fabricate, assemble, put together, process, bring out, put out, churn out,
• eject or expel someone from a place.
• "his landlord could turn him out at any time"
Similar: throw out, put out, eject, evict, expel, oust, drive out, force out, drum out, deport, banish, kick out, chuck out, send packing, boot out, defenestrate, show someone the door, throw someone out on their ear, turf out,
• empty something, especially one's pockets.
• "Oliver turned out his pockets and spread out his loot on the ground"
Similar: clear out, clean out, empty (out),
• call a guard from the guardroom.

turnout noun

• the number of people attending or taking part in an event, especially the number of people voting in an election.
• "we hope to have a good turnout on Sunday"
Similar: attendance, number of people present, audience, house, crowd, gathering, throng, assembly, assemblage, congregation, gate, muster,
• a road turning.
• "I couldn't find the lake at first—I drove past the turnout"
• a carriage or other horse-drawn vehicle with its horse or horses.
• the way in which a person or thing is equipped or dressed.
• "his turnout was exceedingly elegant"
Similar: outfit, clothes, clothing, dress, garb, attire, ensemble, suit, uniform, get-up, gear, togs, garms, clobber, kit, rig-out, apparel, array, raiment, habit,
• the ability to rotate the legs outward in the hip socket.
• "she has good natural turnout"


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