to turn
- verb
- /tɜrn/
- Turn around.
- turn the page
- turn around
- turn back
I'm recording MO and then I turn and that's incredible.
- I'm recording MO and then I turn and that's incredible.
- My hips are finally starting to turn and it feels so good.
- Just let the world turn, fucks the flat world.
- Why is it not turn, turn it?
Examples
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Go upstairs and turn on all the lights.
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Just take that one second to turn your head and look.
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Sit on the ground, then turn around, walk straight out.
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Seeing this I began to turn and run away from him.
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Would you like me to turn on the shower radio?
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Well, you got to turn the power back on.
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Keep your room cool at night, and turn the lights down low.
Academic text (2015) -
When you leave the highway, turn off all your lights.
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At the first intersection, turn left onto Galvez.
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At the first intersection, turn left onto Galvez to reach the park quickly.
Synonyms
To move across the sky or land with a smooth swaying motion
To move your body to face the opposite direction or change your attitude
To turn something so it becomes a curved or spiral shape
To make something turn around quickly
To turn around a central point, like a wheel or planet
To move in a twisting or circular way
Move around something following a curved path
Move in a circle around a point, like a planet around the Sun
Turning around a central point, for example the Earth spinning once
One complete turn around a central point, like a planet or wheel
To make something move in a circle around a central point
To turn your body quickly in a circle many times
Flip something so the other side faces up
To turn around on a point to face a different way
To move or turn something so it is not straight
To turn quickly to face a different direction
A change of direction in a road or path
Move in a round path around someone or something
To turn quickly in a circle or twist
A quick spin or turn
Moving something on round parts that turn, like a trolley or cart
Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun
To move legs or feet outward from the hips
A turn of the body made by keeping one foot in place
How much an object bends or moves away from a straight line
To turn quickly to face a different direction
Turning something around quickly so it spins
Move your body so you face the opposite direction
Movement in which something spins around a fixed line
Turned around a center point like a wheel
Move around something or someone in a circle
To make something turn around its center like a wheel
A twist or coil around a middle point, like a spiral staircase
Antonyms
Idioms
To change a situation so you get the advantage over someone who had it before
To leave quickly by suddenly walking away because you are angry or shocked
- Informal
To think a dead person is very upset because something goes against what they cared about
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Cause a big sudden change that leaves people confused
Move on to the next page or to a new part of your life after a difficult time
To try to make someone change what they do by making them feel more stress
Compounds
A period of years around the start of a new century, about ten years before and after
- US
A flashing light on a vehicle that shows which way the driver will turn or change lanes
- Literature
A very good performance by an actor or entertainer that gets special attention
- Specialized
A unit for magnet strength that one ampere of current produces in one loop of wire
A driving move where the driver pulls the handbrake so the rear wheels slide and the car turns sharply
- Jargon
A skiing turn where you push the tail of one ski out to slow and change direction
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Turn comes from a very old idea of making something go round, like a wheel on a spinning tool, so to 'turn' is to rotate or change direction.