Dictonary and Thesaurus

Definition of Turn Out

(verb) get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
(verb) come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?"
(verb) put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
(verb) cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
(verb) produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This factory turns out saws"
(verb) bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
(verb) turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
(verb) outfit or equip, as with accessories; "The actors were turned out lavishly"
(verb) come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"
(verb) result or end; "How will the game turn out?"
(verb) 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"
(verb) prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right"