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Definition: Meaning of, turn in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / təːn /

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turn turned turned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
turning turns
  1. your body [intransitive and transitive] to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction [↪  twist]
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  2. object [transitive usually + adverb/preposition] to move something so that it is pointing or aiming in a different direction
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  3. direction [intransitive and transitive] to go in a new direction when you are walking, driving etc, or to make the vehicle you are using do this
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  4. direction [intransitive] if a road, river etc turns, it curves and starts to go in a new direction
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  5. move around central point [intransitive and transitive] to move around a central or fixed point, or to make something move in this way
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  6. change [linking verb, transitive] to start to have a different quality, or to make something do this
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  7. attention/thoughts [intransitive and transitive] to start to think about, deal with, look at etc a particular person, thing, or subject, instead of what you were thinking about etc before
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  8. turn your back (on somebody/something) to refuse to help, support, or be involved with someone or something
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  9. turn your back (on somebody/something) to turn so that your back is pointing towards someone or something, and you are not looking at them
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  10. age/time [transitive] to become a particular age, or to reach a particular time
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  11. turn something inside out to pull a piece of clothing, bag etc so that the inside is facing out
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  12. turn something inside out also turn something upside down to search everywhere for something, in a way that makes a place very untidy
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  13. turn something inside out also turn something upside down or turn something on its head to completely change the way that something is done, organized, thought about etc
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  14. have turned the corner to start to improve after going through a difficult period or experience
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  15. make/let go out [transitive] to make or let someone or something go out from where they are
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  16. tide [intransitive] if the TIDE turns, the sea starts to come in or go out again
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  17. change development [intransitive and transitive] if something such as a war, situation, game of sport etc turns, or someone turns it, something happens to change the way it is developing
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  18. turn traitor to be disloyal to a person, group, or idea that you have strongly supported before
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  19. turn your ankle to twist your ANKLE in a way that injures it [=  sprain]
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  20. an actor turned politician/a housewife turned author etc someone who has done one job and then does something completely different
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  21. turn somebody's head to be attractive in a romantic or sexual way
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  22. turn (people's) heads if something turns people's heads, they are surprised by it
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  23. turn a profit American English to make a profit
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  24. turn a phrase to say something in a particular way
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  25. land [transitive] to break up soil so that it is ready for growing crops
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  26. wood/metal [transitive] to shape a wooden or metal object using a special tool
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  27. milk [intransitive] British English if milk turns, it becomes sour
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turn turns
  1. chance to do something [countable] the time when it is your chance, duty, or right to do something that each person in a group is doing one after the other [=  go British English]
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  2. take turns also take it in turns British English if two or more people take turns doing work, using something etc, they do it one after the other, for example in order to share the work or play fairly
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  3. in turn as a result of something
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  4. in turn one after the other, especially in a particular order
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  5. road [countable] American English a place where one road goes in a different direction from the one you are on [=  turning British English]
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  6. road [countable] a curve in a road, path etc
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  7. change direction [countable] a change in the direction you are moving
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  8. change in events [countable] a sudden or unexpected change that makes a situation develop in a different way
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  9. the turn of the century/year the beginning of a new century or year
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  10. at every turn happening again and again, especially in an annoying way
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  11. act of turning something [countable] the act of turning something completely around a fixed point
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  12. by turns changing from one quality, feeling etc to another
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  13. turn of phrase the ability to say things in a clever or funny way
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  14. turn of phrase a particular way of saying something [=  expression]
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  15. speak/talk out of turn to say something you should not say in a particular situation, especially because you do not have enough authority to say it
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  16. do somebody a good/bad turn to do something that is helpful or unhelpful for someone
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  17. one good turn deserves another used to say that if someone does something nice for you, you should do something nice for them
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  18. turn of mind the particular way that someone usually thinks or feels
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  19. on the turn British English if the TIDE is on the turn, the sea is starting to come in or go out
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  20. on the turn British English starting to change, or in the process of changing
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  21. on the turn British English if milk, fish, or other food is on the turn, it is no longer fresh
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  22. turn of speed British English a sudden increase in your speed, or the ability to increase your speed suddenly
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  23. done to a turn British English to be perfectly cooked
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  24. take a turn in/on etc something old-fashioned to walk somewhere for pleasure
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  25. give somebody a turn old-fashioned to frighten someone
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  26. have a turn British English old-fashioned to feel slightly ill
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turn used in phrases

  • Turn of the Screw, The
    1. (1898) a GHOST story by Henry JAMES about a woman who believes that evil dead people are influencing two children she is caring for
  • U-turn (noun)
    1. a turn that you make in a car, on a bicycle etc, so that you go back in the direction you came from
    2. a complete change of ideas, plans etc
  • about turn (noun)
    1. act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
  • ampere-turn (noun)
    1. a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts
  • good turn (noun)
    1. a favour for someone
  • ill turn (noun)
    1. an act intended to help that turns out badly
  • in turn (adverb)
    1. in proper order or sequence
  • kick turn (noun)
    1. a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first
  • star turn (noun)
    1. the most successful person in a group of people of the same type, especially the most successful actor, musician, or sports player
  • stem turn (noun)
    1. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
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turn used in phrasal verbs

  • turn against (phrasal verb)
    1. turn against someone/something to stop liking or supporting someone or something and to start opposing them
    2. turn someone against someone/something to make someone stop liking or supporting someone or something
  • turn around (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to stop being unsuccessful and to start being successful, or to make something do this
    2. [transitive] to complete a piece of work, process, or activity within a particular time
  • turn away (phrasal verb)
    1. to refuse to let someone come into a place
  • turn away from (phrasal verb)
    1. turn away from something to refuse to accept or to use something any longer
  • turn back (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to return the same way that you came instead of continuing on your journey, or to make someone do this
    2. [intransitive] to stop doing something and to return to a previous situation or condition
  • turn down (phrasal verb)
    1. to not accept an offer or request
    2. to reduce the amount of sound, heat, or light produced by a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch
  • turn in (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to tell the police about someone, or to take them to the police, because they have committed a crime
    2. [transitive] turn in something to produce a particular amount or degree of something
  • turn in on (phrasal verb)
    1. turn in on yourself to start to think only about yourself and your own problems and to forget about other people and their problems
  • turn into (phrasal verb)
    1. turn into or turn to [linking verb] turn into someone/something to change or develop into something different
    2. [transitive] turn someone / something into / someone / something to make someone or something change or develop into something different
  • turn off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to stop a piece of equipment working temporarily by pressing a button or by moving a switch
    2. to stop using a supply of water, gas, or electricity by turning a tap, pressing a button, or moving a switch
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