Happen vs Turnout - What's the difference?
happen | turnout |
To occur or take place.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
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, title= To occur unexpectedly, by chance or with a low probability.
To encounter by chance.
* 1860 , , The Marble Faun , ch. 30:
(obsolete or dialect) maybe, perhaps.
English catenative verbs
1000 English basic words
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attendance; crowd
(US) a place to pull off a road
(rail transport, chiefly, US) a place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points
As nouns the difference between happen and turnout
is that happen is morsel while turnout is attendance; crowd.happen
English
Verb
(en verb)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.}}
- Unexpectedly, in a nook close by the farmhouse, he happened upon a spot where the vintage had actually commenced.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . SeeDerived terms
* as it happens * happen along * happener * happeningly * it so happensAdverb
(-)turnout
English
Noun
(en noun)- This restaurant had a pretty good turnout for a Wednesday night.
- When towing a trailer, use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass.