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Definition turn over in British English

turn over phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to turn something such as a page in a book or a sheet of paper so that the other side is towards you

Example

You may turn over your exam papers now.

Synonyms and related words
turn spin overturn
2

to change the position of your body when you are lying or sleeping so that you face the opposite direction

Example

She turned over and went back to sleep.

Synonyms and related words
balance bear yourself bend
3

to stop watching one television channel and to start watching another

Example

Let's turn over - this is really boring.

Synonyms and related words
audience call in chainwatch
4

to allow something to be used for a particular purpose or by a particular person

Example

The museum has turned all its halls over to the dinosaurs.

Example

They have turned over the property to the Conservation Society.

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give present hand
5

to give someone or something to someone in authority, especially because they have ordered you to

Example

The local police turned him over to the FBI.

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give present hand
6

to make a particular amount of money in a particular time

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generate get get back
7

if an engine turns over, or if you turn it over, it starts or continues to operate

Synonyms and related words
backfire burn up come to life
8

to think carefully about all the details of something

Example

He began to turn the scheme over in his mind.

Synonyms and related words
consider plan think out
9

to enter a place illegally and steal things from it

Example

We got back to find the flat had been turned over.

Synonyms and related words
steal walk off with rob
Definition turn over in British English