Learn English – Difference between “turns out” and “turns out to be”

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I'm not a native English speaker, hence I'm a little confused here. I want to know the difference between the two and also correct me if I'm saying it wrong here
"It's turns out to be a conspiracy against him."
"It turns out that it was a conspiracy against him."
I can't figure out the differene, I have been trying to find the answers, I even get them but they aren't satisfactory.

Best Answer

  • "turn out" as an intransitive verb (usually followed by "to be") means "prove to be" e.g. "His book turned out to be a failure".
  • "turn out" (not followed by "to be") means "to end up", "to result". e.g. "His painting turned out beautifully.", "Don't worry, everything will turn out fine"

Sometimes "turn out" and "turn out to be" are interchangeable.

In addition, you have the idiom "it turns/turned out (that)" which means "happen", "end up" e.g.

  • "After it was all over, it turned out that both of us were pleased with the bargain" TFD ,

  • "As it turned out, it was Joe who had told her everything."