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turn
English
- 🔊 taking a short walk out and back“we took a turn in the park”
- 🔊 the act of turning away or in the opposite direction“he made an abrupt turn away from her”
- 🔊 the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course“he took a turn to the right”
- 🔊 (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession“it is my turn”
- 🔊 a favor for someone“he did me a good turn”
- 🔊 an unforeseen development“events suddenly took an awkward turn”
- 🔊 (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
- 🔊 turning or twisting around (in place)“with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room”
- 🔊 a movement in a new direction“the turning of the wind”
- 🔊 a short performance that is part of a longer program“he did his act three times every evening”
- 🔊 a circular segment of a curve“a bend in the road”
- 🔊 a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)“it's my go”
- 🔊 pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute“The weather turned nasty”
- 🔊 become officially one year older“She is turning 50 this year”
- 🔊 change color“In Vermont, the leaves turn early”
- 🔊 direct at someone“She turned a smile on me”
- 🔊 alter the functioning or setting of“turn the dial to 10”
- 🔊 let (something) fall or spill from a container“turn the flour onto a plate”
- 🔊 shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel“turn the legs of the table”
- 🔊 change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense“Turn towards me”
- 🔊 pass to the other side of“turn the corner”
- 🔊 channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something“The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction”
- 🔊 to send or let go“They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion”
- 🔊 cause to move around a center so as to show another side of“turn a page of a book”
- 🔊 cause to move around or rotate“turn a key”
- 🔊 cause to move along an axis or into a new direction“turn your face to the wall”
- 🔊 move around an axis or a center“The wheels are turning”
- 🔊 get by buying and selling“the company turned a good profit after a year”
- 🔊 accomplish by rotating“turn a somersault”
- 🔊 cause to change or turn into something different“The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him”
- 🔊 change to the contrary“The trend was reversed”
- 🔊 undergo a transformation or a change of position or action“We turned from Socialism to Capitalism”
- 🔊 go sour or spoil“The milk has soured”
- 🔊 have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to“She called on her Representative to help her”
- 🔊 undergo a change or development“The water turned into ice”
- 🔊 to break and turn over earth especially with a plow“Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week”
- 🔊 twist suddenly so as to sprain“wrench one's ankle”
- 🔊 cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form“bend the rod”
Spanish
- 🔊 volteo turn
- 🔊 vuelta turn
- 🔊 convertir to turn
- 🔊 voltear to turn
- 🔊 volver to turn
- 🔊 giro turn, spin
- 🔊 girar to turn, pivot
- 🔊 pasada turn, run, instance
- 🔊 dar vuelta to turn, turn around
- 🔊 poner to turn, to turn on (e.g. to turn the other cheek, turn on music, to turn upside-down)