to turn to look

Examples

• All

• You know when the music starts and the bride makes her big entrance and everybody turns to look at her?

  27 Dresses (2008)

• We were cooking dinner and we turned to look at her and her eyes were swollen.

• If everyone turns to look at something, you turn and you look at the same thing.

  Term Life (2016)

• One by one, the old women turned around to look at him.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Then, as if with a common thought, they all turned to look at Lily.

  Fiction book (1990)

• The cab driver, now terrified, turned around to look at the young woman, but no one was there.

• Her face was bright red, and her blue eyes glittered when she turned to look up at me.

  Fiction book (1991)

• When they turned to look in the backseat, the little girl had vanished.

  Dead End (2003)

• "Momma?" Finally, she stopped sobbing and turned to look up at us.

  Fiction book (1990)

• As the loud noise echoed through the room, everyone turned to look toward the door to see what happened.

Synonyms

F

to face

vsto turn to look

549 1.0

To point toward something or someone

involves moving the body to see someone or something

T

to turn around

vsto turn to look

384 2.0

To move your body to face the opposite direction or change your attitude

involves changing direction to see rather than moving fully to the opposite direction

T

to turn round

vsto turn to look

• UK

1 1.4

Move your body so you face the opposite direction

involves changing direction to see, not always rotating fully

S

to swing about

vsto turn to look

1 4.8

To turn quickly to face another direction or change your opinion suddenly

involves changing direction to see rather than sudden action

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Far

to spin around

38 2.1

to turn around

384 2.0

to turn to look

33 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology