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to turn over the page

to turn over the page

1.8
Flip a page in a book or magazine to read the next one
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : pasar la página
  • She opened the book, turned over the pages, and began to read.

Examples

  • He quickly turned over the page to discover the next chapter of the story.

  • After finishing the first part, she turned over the page to continue reading.

  • I turned over the page to read the other side, but I already knew what I would see:

    Fiction book (2001)

  • As the teacher spoke, the students turned over the pages of their textbooks to follow along.

Synonyms

to flip over
vsto turn over the page
41 2.5

Turn something so the side that was up is now down

is the act of advancing to the next sheet rather than reversing a side
to turn the page
vsto turn over the page
9 3.7

Move on to the next page or to a new part of your life after a difficult time

is the physical act of flipping to the next sheet of reading material

How Quickly

to thumb
12 5.8
to turn over the page
1.8
to page
6 2.7

Surface Forms

turn over the page infinitive
turned over the page past
turned over the page past participle
turning over the page present participle
turns over the page third person singular

Morphology

turn + over + the + page

The meaning 'to move to the next page by physically flipping it' is directly and compositionally derived from 'turn' (to rotate or move), 'over' (indicating movement across/flip), and 'page' (a sheet of paper). This phrasal-verb construction (turn over + page) follows a common, cross-linguistic motion/transfer pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The phrase turn over the page comes from reading: you use your hand to turn the paper over so the next page appears. So it means 'move to the next page' or 'continue'.