What does pan out mean?

pan out means "be a success". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for pan out?

Close synonyms include pan, pan off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pan out a common word?

pan out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

pan out — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
be a success
“The idea panned out”
Broadersucceed
2.
wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
Synonymspan pan off
Broaderwash

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What does pan out mean?: pan out means "be a success". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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