Definition of "turn out" in English

Verb

To end up; to result.
- I had hoped our first meeting would turn out better.
- The truth turned out to be more depressing than we thought.
- I couldn't have assisted anyway, as it turned out.
To succeed; work out; turn out well.
- I'm afraid the cake didn't turn out.
To attend; show up.
- Hundreds of people turned out to see the parade.
To go out; to leave one's home.
To extinguish a light or other device.
- Turn out the lights before you leave.
To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
- It turns out that he just made a lucky guess.
To produce; make.
- The bakery turns out three hundred pies each day.
To leave a road.
- Turn out at the third driveway.
To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
- Turn out the dough onto a board and shape it.
To empty for inspection.
- Please turn out your pockets.
- The security guard asked everyone to turn out their bags.
To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
- The hotel staff hastened to turn out the noisy drunk.
- The poor family were turned out of their lodgings at only an hour's notice.
- The whole lot of grafters was later turned out of office.
To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute.
To rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role.
To put (cattle) out to pasture.
To convince to vote
- turn out potential voters
To leave one's work to take part in a strike.
To get out of bed; get up.