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say it: turn
turn is a verb and noun meaning "change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense". It is pronounced /ˈtɝn/ — turn. It carries 38 recorded senses.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
“Turn towards me”
“The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face”
“She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs”
change to the contrary
“The trend was reversed”
“the tides turned against him”
“public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern”
pass to the other side of
“turn the corner”
“move around the obstacle”
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
“turn the legs of the table”
“turn the clay on the wheel”
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
“The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him”
“The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold”
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
“turn your face to the wall”
“turn the car around”
“turn your dance partner around”
go sour or spoil
“The milk has soured”
“The wine worked”
“The cream has turned--we have to throw it out”
an unforeseen development
“events suddenly took an awkward turn”
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
“he made an abrupt turn away from her”
a short performance that is part of a longer program
“he did his act three times every evening”
“she had a catchy little routine”
“it was one of the best numbers he ever did”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for turn come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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