English Explanatory Dictionary

pan out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.
  2. To proceed according to plan; to result or end up with an acceptable outcome or in an acceptable form.

Word forms

pan out pans out panning out panned out

Synonyms

shape up work out
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