phrasal verb · neutral
turn out
UK/tɜːn aʊt/US/tɜrn aʊt/TURN·out
to happen in a particular way, especially in a surprising way; to result; to assemble or attend
Examples
“It turned out that he had already left the country.”
“The event turned out to be a huge success.”
“Thousands turned out for the rally.”
Band 8 sentence
“The experiment turned out to be far more promising than the researchers had expected.”
Collocations
- turn out to be
- turn out well/badly
- turnout for an event
Word family
Common mistakes
It turned out to be that he left.→It turned out that he had left.
Many people turned up for the event -> Many people turned out for the event→Many people turned out for the event
Say it for a higher band
5be→6prove to be→7+turn out
Synonyms
prove to be
result
Easily confused
turn up
“He didn't turn up for the meeting.”
prove to be
“The plan proved to be successful.”
turn into
“The abandoned warehouse turned into a gallery.”
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