pæn aʊt
neutral
intermediate
- Base verb:
- pan
- Particle:
- out
- Separable:
- No
What does "pan out" mean?
To turn out or develop in a particular way
Examples
- The investment didn't pan out as we had hoped.
- Let's wait and see how the strategy pans out.
- If things pan out, we could double revenue.
- The partnership panned out well.
How to use it
Used when discussing outcomes with uncertainty.
Similar expressions
turn out
work out
develop
materialize
Opposites
fall through
fail
Related phrasal verbs
- get out
To leave a place, room, or vehicle
- turn out
To have a particular result or end in a certain way
- go out
To leave your home for social activities or entertainment
- give out
To distribute something to multiple people
- bring out
To produce and release a new product, book, or album
- come out
To become known or revealed
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