turn out
tɜːrn aʊt
The inside rotates into view — turn out
The picture A face that was hidden inside rotates until it is out in front of you. Turn in rotates something inward and away; turn out rotates the inside into the open.
Where the picture shows up in turn out
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a hidden fact rotating into view
It turned out to be much cheaper than we thought.
ɪt tɜːrnd aʊt tə biː mʌtʃ ˈtʃiːpər ðən wi θɔːt
In the end it was far cheaper than we expected.
A price tag lying face-down is flipped over, and a small number shows
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people coming out of their houses
Over a hundred people turned out for the meeting.
ˈoʊvər ə ˈhʌndrəd ˈpiːpl tɜːrnd aʊt fər ðə ˈmiːtɪŋ
More than a hundred people showed up for the meeting.
Doors open along every lane and people file out toward the square
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light leaving the room
Turn out the lights when you leave.
tɜːrn aʊt ðə laɪts wen juː liːv
Switch the lights off when you go.
A finger turns the switch and the brightness filling the room drains away
From the old hand-twist that turned a lamp's wick down and out.
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goods coming off the line
The factory turns out two thousand units a day.
ðə ˈfæktri tɜːrnz aʊt tuː ˈθaʊzənd ˈjuːnɪts ə deɪ
The factory produces two thousand units a day.
Finished pieces come round off the end of the belt one by one and stack up
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a pocket rotated inside-out
Turn out your pockets, please.
tɜːrn aʊt jɔːr ˈpɑːkɪts pliːz
Empty your pockets, please.
A pocket is gripped and flipped inside-out, and coins and lint spill down
All of it in one picture
Turn out is one picture: the inside coming round to the outside. A hidden fact turning out is the truth showing its face; people turning out are doors opening and a crowd spilling into the square; a light turned out is the brightness leaving the room. Goods turning out of a factory come round off the line, and pockets turned out empty themselves in front of you. The hidden face always ends up in the light.