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UK
/tˈɜːn/
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[ US /ˈtɝn/ ]
[ US /ˈtɝn/ ]
VERB
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shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
turn the clay on the wheel
turn the legs of the table -
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
She grew angry
The weather turned nasty -
direct at someone
She turned a smile on me
They turned their flashlights on the car -
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
The people turned against the President when he stole the election -
change color
In Vermont, the leaves turn early -
pass to the other side of
move around the obstacle
turn the corner -
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
turn the earth in the Spring -
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs
Turn towards me
The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face -
cause to move around or rotate
turn your palm this way
turn a key -
become officially one year older
She is turning 50 this year -
to send or let go
They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion -
alter the functioning or setting of
turn the dial to 10
turn the heat down -
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
bend the rod
twist the dough into a braid
the strong man could turn an iron bar -
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
turn your face to the wall
turn your dance partner around
turn the car around -
get by buying and selling
the company turned a good profit after a year -
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him
The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold -
twist suddenly so as to sprain
the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
wrench one's ankle
The wrestler twisted his shoulder
I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days -
change to the contrary
the tides turned against him
The trend was reversed
public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern -
accomplish by rotating
turn cartwheels
turn a somersault -
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
turn a page of a book -
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium
The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction -
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
She turned to her relatives for help
She called on her Representative to help her -
undergo a change or development
He turned traitor
Her former friend became her worst enemy
The water turned into ice -
move around an axis or a center
The wheels are turning -
go sour or spoil
The wine worked
The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
The milk has soured -
let (something) fall or spill from a container
turn the flour onto a plate
NOUN
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a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
it's my go
a spell of work -
an unforeseen development
events suddenly took an awkward turn -
a circular segment of a curve
a crook in the path
a bend in the road -
a short performance that is part of a longer program
she had a catchy little routine
it was one of the best numbers he ever did
he did his act three times every evening -
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
it is my turn
it is still my play -
a movement in a new direction
the turning of the wind -
taking a short walk out and back
we took a turn in the park -
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
he made an abrupt turn away from her -
turning or twisting around (in place)
with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room - (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
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a favor for someone
he did me a good turn -
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
he took a turn to the right
How To Use turn In A Sentence
- At the iron railings turn left into the war memorial gardens. Times, Sunday Times
- He pulled himself up and stumbled to the bathroom, where he turned on the cold tap and collapsed at the bottom of the shower, barely awake.
- My poor Lirriper was a handsome figure of a man, with a beaming eye and a voice as mellow as a musical instrument made of honey and steel, but he had ever been a free liver being in the commercial travelling line and travelling what he called a limekiln road — “a dry road, Emma my dear,” my poor Lirriper says to me, “where I have to lay the dust with one drink or another all day long and half the night, and it wears me Emma” — and this led to his running through a good deal and might have run through the turnpike too when that dreadful horse that never would stand still for a single instant set off, but for its being night and the gate shut and consequently took his wheel, my poor Lirriper and the gig smashed to atoms and never spoke afterwards. Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
- Mr. Sorapong, 35 years old, selected industrial estate developers Hemaraj Land & Development PCL and Amata Corporation PCL among his top picks, with Hemaraj returning 147% over the course of 2010 and Amata providing a 99% return on investment. Real Estate
- She is simply bartering goodies in return for comparative quietness.
- Shah went forth with her for a distance of three parasangs; after which he bade farewell to her and the Wazir and those with him, and returned to his home in gladness and safety. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- Unless the radar signal is normal to some surface (extremely low probability) the radar receives no return.
- A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’
- A few uncounted votes or a few thousand voters turned away can be the difference between a national victory or not.
- Assemble the table on a level surface, turn the top wheel upside down and place the seat wheel on top of it.
