verb
The earth turns on its axis. Turn the crank to raise the bucket
As she turned I noticed a horrible scar
He has been trying to turn the business into a profit-making enterprise. He has turned defeat into advance. She managed to turn one of the most loyal membrs of the government
Turn left at the corner
All the milk in the fridge had turned because of the power cut
Is there any way we can turn this situation to our advantage?
He deftly turned aside the thrust of the dagger
Donald certainly knows how to turn a felicitous phrase
He turned the gun on himself and pulled the trigger
I have turned my ankle and cannot walk
The road turned this way and that, following the river bank
The captain had not expected the first mate to turn against him, too
He turned tail when I shouted for help
The overloaded barge turned turtle and sank in the river
turn back
At last we turned back the enemy's advance
We must turn back before it is too late
turn down
My request for help was turned down
Turn down the radio, I'm on the phone
turn in
I usually turn in by eleven o'clock
Please turn in your visitors' badges before you leave
For enough money, he'd turn in his own mother
turn into
Right before her, the prince turned into a frog again
They lost sight of the suspect when he turned into a side-street
turn off
First turn off the water, then the light
People who don't brush their teeth turn me off
When you come to the fork, turn off to the right
turn on
Turn on the light
The success of the venture turns on our ability to capitalize it
He was really turned on by the girl in the bar
turn on or upon
The discussion turned on his ability to write music
Oliver is so unpopular that his own dog turned on him and bit him
turn out
The plant turns out a thousand cars a week
As it turned out, he lost anyway. It turns out that he knows my sister
When they found I wasn't a member, they turned me out
She was well turned out in a beautiful ball gown
turned out for the rock concert
turn over
I needed a while to turn over the job offer in my mind
Turn over the clock and read the inscription on the bottom
In my haste, I turned over the punch bowl
A shop in that location ought to turn over a million a year
The engine turns over, but it won't start
turn to
She turned to me for help
Please turn to your exercise books now
The neighbours turned to in helping clean up the mess after the storm
Lot's wife was turned to salt
turn up
Guess who turned up at our wedding
Something will turn up soon for you
We turned up a formerly unknown fact about the shipwreck
Turn up the TV - I can't hear what they're saying
noun
He gave the top another turn, just to make sure it was on securely
There are many dangerous turns on that road
Take two turns of this rope round your waist, then knot it
A turn to the right is not permitted at this corner
You have had your turn, now let someone else go
Let's take a short turn round the park
The conversation took a new turn
The doctor says that Valerie has taken a turn for the better
If you do someone a bad turn, what can you expect?
One good turn deserves another
You really gave me a turn, jumping out like that!
Each turn of phrase in her writing seems original and refreshing
Alistair is of a rather dour turn of mind tonight
In Scotland, we met with kindness and hospitality at every turn
The book is fascinating and frustrating by turns
Each patient will be treated in turn
Let's take turns looking through the telescope
out of turn
I don't want you answering questions out of proper turn, Jonathan
I apologize if I am speaking out of turn on this issue
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