turn
What is the Definition of turn?
Noun:
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- an unforeseen development
- a movement in a new direction
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports)
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
Verb:
- change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- undergo a change or development
- cause to move around or rotate
- change to the contrary
- pass to the other side of
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- let (something)
- move around an axis or a center
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- to send or let go
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- change color
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- accomplish by rotating
- get by buying and selling
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- cause (a plastic object)
- alter the functioning or setting of
- direct at someone
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- go sour or spoil
- become officially one year older
How can I use turn in a sentence?
Now they were facing a second pair of doors, silver this time, with words engraved upon them: Enter, stranger, but take heed Of what awaits the sin of greed, For those who take, but do not earn, Must pay most dearly in their turn.
Harry learned that there were seven hundred ways of committing a Quidditch foul and that all of them had happened during a World Cup match in 1473; that Seekers were usually the smallest and fastest players, and that most serious Quidditch accidents seemed to happen to them; that although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert.
Harry tried to turn back toward the Gryffindor goal-posts — he had half a mind to ask Wood to call time-out — and then he realized that his broom was completely out of his control.
Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuffbox — points were given for how pretty the snuffbox was, but taken away if it had whiskers.
I would not be surprised if you turn out better than Charlie Weasley, and he could have played for England if he had not gone off chasing dragons.
Other meanings of turn (synonyms, cognates).
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turn |
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turn about |
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turn down |
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turn in |
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turn off |
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turn on |
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turn out |
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turn over |
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turn purple |
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turn somersetsaults |
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turn to |
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turn up |
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turn upon |
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turnabout |
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turnaround |
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turnaround time |
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turnbuckle |
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turncoat |
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turndown |
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turned |
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turner |
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turning |
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turnip |
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turnkey |
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turnkey contract |
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turnkey system |
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turnoff |
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turnout |
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turnover |
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turnover ratio |
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turnpike |
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turnstile |
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turntable |
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