to turn over
5
3.4
- phrasal verb
- /tɜrn ˈoʊvər/
:
remover la tierra
- She needs to turn over the soil in her garden before planting the seeds.
- turn over the soil
- turn over an acre
- turn over the earth
Basically my job, the way I think about it is I'm, I'm looking for dirt like I'm trying to turn over rocks.
- Basically my job, the way I think about it is I'm, I'm looking for dirt like I'm trying to turn over rocks.
- And then you can just re mineralize it with compost, turn it over and then just and then just let it sit all season and let it kind of leach into the soil.
Examples
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I turn over fertile soil.
Fiction book (1997) -
During the week that my mother turned over the soil with a gardening tool made of three steel claws, the wrinkles on her forehead and around her mouth, under her eyes, and on the back of her neck mended themselves.
Fiction book (2002) -
I was turning over rocks.
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Nothing can grow until the ground is turned over and crumbled.
Blog text (12) -
All right, now that I have the bed filled up, I'm just going to turn it over into the soil to incorporate it.
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There is a lot of hard work turning over the soil, planting, watering, and weeding, especially if it has to be done by hand.
Blog text (4) -
On sunny spring days, she turned over earth, kneeling on the edge of the grass, planting these things—leaves, something like impatient.
Fiction book (2002) -
The ground had been patiently tilled and turned over, cleared of grass and rubbish, then patted down again, swept smooth and speckless as an infield.
Fiction book (1997) -
Farmers often turn over the earth to prepare it for the new crops each season.
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To improve the soil quality, it's essential to turn over the dirt regularly.
Synonyms
912
1.0
To move earth with a tool to make a hole
44
1.5
To turn over and break up soil before planting
3
4.5
To loosen and move soil with a tool like a spade
1
6.3
To dig and loosen soil, for example with a spade
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
turn + over
The sense 'to think carefully about' is a metaphorical extension of the physical idea of 'turning' something 'over' (as if examining all sides). While learners who know 'turn' and 'over' may get a hint from this physical image, the mental/figurative reading is not fully predictable without exposure to the phrasal verb pattern, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Turn over for soil comes from gardeners who use a spade to lift and flip the top layer of earth. That's why turn over can mean to 'dig up' or prepare soil for planting.