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to inturn

to inturn

9.4
To bend or turn toward the inside, like a leaf edge
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈtɜrn/
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  • The leaves of the plant inturn towards the sun, creating a beautiful display.

Examples

  • The surgery is a simple procedure for realigning the inturned eyelashes of trichiasis patients.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Stifling his cry, he pulled himself up again, water dripping around his flopping, inturned feet, as he waited for the gate to be knocked off its hinges.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The fissure, the yam... the wonderful moist conductivity towards the center... involved, inturned...

    Women in Love (1969)

  • When the fabric is wet, it will inturn, giving it a sleek appearance.

  • As he stood on the edge of the cliff, his toes inturn from the strong wind.

How Turned-in

to invert
28 4.8
to inturn
9.4
to curl
173 1.1

Surface Forms

inturn infinitive
inturned past
inturned past participle
inturning present participle
inturns third person singular

Morphology

inturn = turn (transparent) = in + turn

The prefix 'in-' straightforwardly adds the sense 'inward' to the verb 'turn', yielding the meaning 'turn inward'.

Etymology

Inturn comes from in- 'into' and turn 'to bend', so it means 'to bend inward'. Think of a leaf edge or a metal rim that bends toward the center; that image helps you remember the modern meaning.