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pan out
| Main Entry: |
pan out
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to pass; succeed |
| Synonyms: | click*, come out, culminate, eventuate, go, go over, happen, net*, prove out, result, turn out, work out, yield |
| Antonyms: | fail, not happen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | click |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall into place |
| Synonyms: | be compatible, be on same wavelength, become clear, come off, feel a rapport, get on, go, go off well, go over, hit it off, make a hit, make sense, match, meet with approval, pan out, prove out, succeed, take to each other |
| Main Entry: | come off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transpire |
| Synonyms: | befall, betide, break, chance, click, come about, develop, go, go off, go over, hap, happen, occur, pan out, prove out, succeed, take place |
| Antonyms: | not happen |
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | operate, function |
| Synonyms: | act, carry on, click*, continue, flourish, maintain, make out, move, pan out, perform, persist, prosper, run, score, succeed, thrive, work |
| Antonyms: | break |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | succeed |
| Synonyms: | be impressive, be successful, click*, come off, go, pan out, prove |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish facts; put to a test |
| Synonyms: | add up, affirm, analyze, ascertain, assay, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, certify, check, confirm, convince, corroborate, declare, demonstrate, determine, document, end up, evidence, evince, examine, experiment, explain, find, fix, have a case, justify, make evident, manifest, pan out, result, settle, show, show clearly, show once and for all, substantiate, sustain, test, testify, trial, try, turn out, uphold, validate, verify, warrant, witness |
| Antonyms: | discredit, disprove, hypothesize, theorize |
| Main Entry: | resolve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make up one's mind; find solution |
| Synonyms: | agree, analyze, anatomize, answer, break, break down, choose, clear up, clinch, conclude, deal with, decide, decipher, decree, design, determine, dissect, dissolve, elect, elucidate, fathom, figure, fix, intend, iron out, lick, make a point of, pan out, pass upon, propose, purpose, puzzle out, remain firm, rule, settle, solve, take a stand, undertake, unfold, unravel, untangle, unzip, will, work, work out, work through |
| Antonyms: | mull, question, waver, wonder |
| Main Entry: | result |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen, develop |
| Synonyms: | accrue, appear, arise, attend, be due to, become of, come about, come forth, come from, come of, come out, conclude, culminate, derive, effect, emanate, emerge, end, ensue, eventualize, eventuate, finish, flow, follow, fruit, germinate, grow, issue, occur, originate, pan out, proceed, produce, rise, spring, stem, terminate, turn out, wind up, work out |
| Antonyms: | cause |
| Main Entry: | solve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer, resolve |
| Synonyms: | break*, clarify, clear up, construe, crack*, deal with, decide, decipher, decode, determine, disentangle, divine, do, elucidate, enlighten, explain, expound, fathom, figure out, find out, fix, get, get right, get to the bottom, have, hit, hit upon, illuminate, interpret, iron out, lick*, make a dent, make out, pan out, put two and two together, puzzle, reason, settle, think out, unfold, unlock, unravel, unriddle, untangle, work, work out |
| Antonyms: | pose, question, search, wonder |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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