turn out
English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To result; end up.
- (intransitive) To succeed; work out; turn out well.
- (intransitive) To attend; show up.
- (transitive) To extinguish a light or other device
- (intransitive) To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
- (transitive) To produce; make.
- (intransitive) To leave a road.
- (transitive) To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
- (transitive) To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
- (sex) To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute.
- (sex) To rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role.
- (transitive) To put (cattle) out to pasture.
- (transitive) To convince to vote
- (intransitive) To leave one's work to take part in a strike.
- (intransitive) To get out of bed; get up.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English turnen out affix from English turn + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).
Origin
English
out
Gloss
surpassing, beyond, outward, away from
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- all-out English
- ampere-turn English
- bailout English
- bear out English
- beturn English
- blow out English
- boxout English
- brownout English
- buildout English
- but English
- callout English
- campout English
- carveout English
- cashout English
- changeout English
- chimpout English
- cookout English
- counterturn English
- cut-out English
- deturn English
- downturn English
- dropout English
- dustout English
- earnout English
- fadeout English
- fallout English
- fanout English
- flunkout English
- flyout English
- foldout English
- forceout English
- freakout English
- freezeout English
- gainturn English
- geekout English
- greenout English
- handout English
- hangout English
- haulout English
- hereout English
- hideout English
- holdout English
- ice-out English
- interturn English
- intraturn English
- inturn English
- jumpout English
- kludge out English
- lay out English
- layout English
- lead-out English
- light out English
- loadout English
- lockout English
- mailout English
- midturn English
- missout English
- misturn English
- moveout English
- multiturn English
- opt out English
- opt-out English
- out English
- outage English
- outback English
- outbounds English
- outbowed English
- outbreeder English
- outbuilding English
- outbye English
- outclearing English
- outcome English
- outcourt English
- outdated English
- outdiffuse English
- outfeed English
- outfit English
- outform English
- outgate English
- outgrade English
- outguard English
- outhole English
- outie English
- outlane English
- outlet English
- outline English
- outlink English
- outmost English
- outpart English
- output English
- outright English
- outseam English
- outsentry English
- outsettler English
- outside English
- outspan English
- outstable English
- outthink English
- outturn English
- outvoter English
- outward English
- outway English
- outwicking English
- outwith English
- outy English
- overturn English
- payout English
- peelout English
- pigout English
- pinout English
- pitchout English
- playout English
- popout English
- preturn English
- printout English
- punt-out English
- pushout English
- putout English
- rainout English
- readout English
- redout English
- rubout English
- runout English
- scaleout English
- screenout English
- sellout English
- setout English
- shakeout English
- sickout English
- signout English
- sitout English
- slideout English
- snowout English
- speakout English
- spellout English
- spinout English
- splashout English
- stakeout English
- swingout English
- switchout English
- thereout English
- thought-out English
- throughout English
- throw out English
- tie-out English
- time-out English
- timeout English
- turn English
- turnability English
- turnable English
- turnabout English
- turnagain English
- turnback English
- turnboy English
- turnbroach English
- turnbuckle English
- turncloak English
- turncoat English
- turncock English
- turndown English
- turned English
- turner English
- turnery English
- turnest English
- turneth English
- turning English
- turnkey English
- turnoff English
- turnout English
- turnover English
- turnplate English
- turnround English
- turnscrew English
- turnshoe English
- turnsick English
- turnskin English
- turnspit English
- turnstile English
- turnstone English
- turnt English
- turntable English
- turntail English
- turntippet English
- turnwrest English
- turny English
- underturn English
- unturn English
- upturn English
- utmost English
- walkout English
- wash out English
- wearout English
- whereout English
- whiteout English
- whore out English
- wideout English
- without English
- workout English
- turn Finnish
- tornāre, torno Latin
- Outing German
- Törn German
- out German
- tourner French
- アウト Japanese
- ターン Japanese
- aut Polish
- tørn Norwegian Nynorsk
- tørne Norwegian Nynorsk
- out Middle English
- turnen Middle English
- turnen out Middle English
- aut Serbo-Croatian
- आउट Hindi
- out Chinese
- 아웃 Korean
- tanim Tok Pisin
- out
- but
- outy
- turn
- outie
- turnt
- turny
- redout
- deturn
- beturn
- setout
- outage
- upturn
- flyout
- payout
- outbye
- pigout
- turner
- runout
- putout
- popout
- fanout
- boxout
- utmost
- inturn
- outfit
- rubout
- unturn
- pinout
- outlet
- outway
- layout
- turned
- sitout
- output
- sickout
- cookout
- hereout
- campout
- turnest
- lay out
- mailout
- outside
- misturn
- spinout
- hangout
- bailout
- turnery
- dustout
- all-out
- midturn
- geekout
- turnout
- turneth
- readout
- ice-out
- signout
- walkout
- earnout
- rainout
- outseam
- turnboy
- fadeout
- cut-out
- outcome
- loadout
- outline
- outback
- hideout
- outpart
- playout
- outturn
- wideout
- tie-out
- opt-out
- outspan
- preturn
- callout
- outform
- sellout
- wearout
- turnkey
- lockout
- outward
- timeout
- dropout
- jumpout
- workout
- holdout
- handout
- outlane
- outhole
- outgate
- cashout
- peelout
- moveout
- haulout
- opt out
- missout
- turnoff
- fallout
- outlink
- turning
- pushout
- outfeed
- foldout
- outwith
- without
- outmost
- snowout
- wash out
- outright
- time-out
- whiteout
- flunkout
- overturn
- turncoat
- turncock
- stakeout
- brownout
- thereout
- printout
- turntail
- turnback
- turndown
- gainturn
- pitchout
- buildout
- carveout
- turnshoe
- outguard
- outvoter
- outgrade
- outbowed
- swingout
- blow out
- freakout
- slideout
- outdated
- downturn
- turnspit
- speakout
- lead-out
- outthink
- turnskin
- turnsick
- spellout
- shakeout
- turnable
- forceout
- greenout
- chimpout
- whereout
- bear out
- punt-out
- scaleout
- turnover
- outcourt
- whore out
- freezeout
- turnstile
- outbounds
- multiturn
- interturn
- turnwrest
- outstable
- splashout
- throw out
- turnround
- turnagain
- intraturn
- screenout
- outsentry
- turntable
- underturn
- turncloak
- changeout
- turnscrew
- light out
- turnstone
- turnplate
- switchout
- turnabout
- turnbroach
- outsettler
- kludge out
- outdiffuse
- outbreeder
- turnbuckle
- throughout
- outwicking
- turntippet
- counterturn
- turnability
- outclearing
- ampere-turn
- outbuilding
- thought-out