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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
turn out
Is this description the only and precisely correct description for "turn out" with the meaning of "go" (I know it has another meaning as "happen")? "If people turn out for an event, they go to be there or to watch"
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com) There is also the phrasal verb "turn up", but it refers rather to unexpected situation.
- com) There is also the phrasal verb "turn up", but it refers rather to unexpected situation.
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"To arrive or assemble, as for a public event or entertainment" (turn out) it's another definition for what you ask although it's the same explanation as you've written (www.thefreedictionary.com)
There is also the phrasal verb "turn up", but it refers rather to unexpected situation.
There is also the phrasal verb "turn up", but it refers rather to unexpected situation.
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youzouIf people turn out for an event, they go to be there or to watch.Yes. That's what "turn out" means. It's a lot like "show up".
CJ
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Hi,
To me, 'turn out' has an additional nuance that people have some responsibility to go.
eg This month's neighbourhood meeting was disappointing. Very few people turned out.
Clive
To me, 'turn out' has an additional nuance that people have some responsibility to go.
eg This month's neighbourhood meeting was disappointing. Very few people turned out.
Clive
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