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v.

1 to turn out to be, to happen to be.

2 to come out to be for, to come out for.

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(v.) = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be

Ex. This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded.

Ex. In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.

Ex. What is our responsibility to a fellow human being, who in this case happens to be a respected library director who is also our boss?.

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(v.) = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be

Ex: This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded.

Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.

Ex: What is our responsibility to a fellow human being, who in this case happens to be a respected library director who is also our boss?.