Turn out
To switch off a light (literal)
Common pattern: turn out + light (noun)
turn out the light
turn out the lamp
turn out the lights
turn out the porch light
She turned out the lights before locking up. ✅ (Correct)
She turned the lights out before locking up. ✅ (Correct)
To attend or show up for an event
Common pattern: turn out + (for/to) + event
turn out for the vote
turn out to support
turn out in large numbers
turn out for the game
Thousands of fans turned out for the concert. ✅ (Correct)
Thousands of fans turned for the concert out. ❌ (Incorrect — "out" cannot be separated from "turn")
To end up being a certain way (how something resolves)
Common pattern: turn out + (to be) + adjective/noun
turn out well
turn out to be true
turn out badly
turn out fine
turn out differently than expected
The weather turned out to be perfect for the wedding. ✅ (Correct)
The weather turned to be perfect out for the wedding. ❌ (Incorrect — "out" cannot be separated from "turn")