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Definition turn in American English

turn verb

verb
/tɜrn/
1

to change the position of your body or head so that you are facing in a different direction

Example

She turned and smiled at me.

Example

He turned his head and looked around the room.

Example

Lopez just glared at the other man and then turned away.

Example

I put the blanket over my head, turned over, and went to sleep.

Example

The girls in front turned around and grinned.

Example

He turned back just in time to see her disappearing around the corner.

Example

She turned her face away, desperate to avoid his kiss.

Example

The whole audience turned to stare at the latecomers.

Example

Maria turned to the reporters and said: "I'm innocent."

Example

The rescued men turned their heads toward the ocean and thought of their lost comrades.

Synonyms and related words
balance bear yourself bend
1.1

to change the position of something so that it is pointing in a different direction

Example

Turn your chairs around so you're facing me.

Example

The attacker killed three people before turning the gun on himself.

Example

Turn the tape over and press "Play."

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turn spin overturn
2

to change the direction in which you are moving or traveling

Example

We turned into our driveway, glad to get home.

Example

The truck turned around and came back toward us.

Example

Follow this path; then turn right and walk uphill.

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back away draw back part
2.1

to make something change the direction in which it is moving

Example

He turned the car in the direction of the city.

Example

They ordered the pilot to turn the plane around.

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back away draw back part
2.2

if a road or river turns, it bends and goes in a different direction

Example

The road turns to follow the cliffs at the little village of Croton.

Example

Here the road turns sharply to the right.

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ascend bend bifurcate
2.3

if the tide turns, it moves in the opposite direction

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break burst cast up
Example

I heard the key turn in the lock.

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spin revolve whirl
3.1

to make something move in a circle

Example

Turning this wheel will start the machine.

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spin revolve whirl
4

to change and do or become something else

Example

The game turned ugly in the final minutes, when two players were ejected for fighting.

Example

The weather turned quite chilly in the afternoon.

Example

Duval turned professional in 1993.

Example

She was betrayed by a childhood friend who turned government informant.

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transition change turn into appear be become
4.1

to change and become another color

Example

The leaves turn bright red in autumn.

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blacken bleach bleed appear be become
5

to become a particular age or a particular time

Example

He turned 40 in March.

Example

It's just turned midnight.

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appear be become
6

if you turn the page of a book or magazine, you move it in order to read a different page

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glance scan skim
7

if your stomach turns, or if something turns your stomach, you feel as if food in your stomach is going to come out through your mouth

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airsick barf bilious
8

if milk turns, it becomes sour

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biodegrade curdle decay
9

if someone turns a game or a fight, or if it turns, it starts to develop in a different way

10

to give a particular shape to a piece of wood or metal using a lathe

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card chase chip away
Definition turn in American English

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