Phrase · B2 · Neutral · common for discoveries and outcomes
turn out
turn OWT Stress out; turned is one syllable.
Be discovered to be a certain way, often unexpectedly; also, have a particular final result.
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Use it
It turned out that we had been waiting at the wrong entrance.
Introduces a fact discovered later.
Despite the rain, the picnic turned out well.
Describes the final result rather than a newly discovered identity.
Build the sentence
turn out to be + description · it turns out (that) + clause · turn out well/badly
Memory scene
Your first guess is covered up. When the facts arrive, the real answer is revealed: it turned out differently.
Watch out
Use It turned out that the file was empty or The file turned out to be empty, not The file turned out that it was empty. For a good result, turn out well is a reliable pattern. Other senses include attend an event and produce goods; they use different contexts.
Nearby language
Similarly introduces a quality established by experience or evidence.
Emphasizes a final situation or destination and commonly takes -ing: end up waiting.
Make it yours
Mislili ste da je ekran pokvaren, ali ste kasnije otkrili da je kabl bio labav.