گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'turn'

1 عمومی:: چرخ‌

2 عمومی:: گردش‌ (بدور محور یامركزی‌)

3 عمومی:: گشت‌

4 عمومی:: چرخش‌

5 عمومی:: نوبت‌

1 general:: turn sth over [ M ] USE 1. to use or allow something to be used for a different purpose • Grants are being offered to farmers who agree to turn over their land to woodland and forests.

2 general:: turn in informal to go to bed • I usually turn in at about midnight.

3 general:: turn sth around/round [ M ] to change an unsuccessful business, plan or system so that it becomes successful • The new management team turned the ailing company around in under six months.

4 general::   noun act of turning sb/sth round ADJ. full, half, quarter a full turn of the handle to the right | 90-degree, 180-degree, etc. | quick a quick turn of his head VERB + TURN give sth Give the knob a turn. change of direction ADJ. left/left-hand, right/right-hand | sharp | wide | sudden | three-point (see also U-turn) VERB + TURN do, make, negotiate She stopped talking as she negotiated a particularly sharp turn. PHRASES at every turn (figurative) At every turn I met with disappointment. | a turn to the left/right He made a sudden turn to the right. | twists and turns (figurative) trying to follow all the twists and turns of the plot (also turning) bend/corner in a road ADJ. next | wrong VERB + TURN take He took a wrong turn and ended up on the coast road. | miss PHRASES a turn on the left/right Take the next turn on the right. | twists and turns a lane full of twists and turns time when you must or may do sth VERB + TURN have, take Can I have a turn? I'll take a turn making the dinner?you have a rest. The children took turns on the swing. | miss If you can't put any cards down you have to miss a turn. | give sb Give Sarah a turn on the swing. | wait Be patient and wait your turn! | come to By the time it came to my turn to sing, I was a bag of nerves. TURN + VERB come When my turn finally came, I was shaking with nerves. PREP. in ~ (= one after the other) They gave their names in turn. | in sb's ~ She had not been friendly to Pete and he, in his turn, was cold to her when she came to stay. | out of ~ (= before or after your turn) I'm writing to you out of turn because I have some very important news. change ADJ. dramatic, sudden, unexpected | different, new | downward VERB + TURN take Her career took an unexpected turn when she moved to New York. PREP. by ~(s) This movie is by turn (= alternately) terrifying and very funny. | on the ~ (= changing) Our luck is on the turn. PHRASES take a turn for the better/worse I'm afraid Grandma has taken a turn for the worse. | a turn of events In a dramatic turn of events she took control of the company into her own hands.

5 general:: turn (sb) against sb/sth to start not to like or agree with someone or something, or to make someone do this • After six years of fighting public opinion has turned against the war. • The girl's natural father claimed that her stepfather was turning her against him.

6 general:: turn up FIND 2. If something that you have been looking for turns up, you find it unexpectedly • The missing letter eventually turned up inside a book.

7 general:: turn sth over [ M ] THINK 2. to think about something for a period of time • His father had been turning the idea over in his mind for some time.

8 general:: turn to move around a central or fixed point: • The wheels of the train began to turn. go around ( also go round British English ) to turn around a central point. Go around is a little more informal than turn and is very common in everyday English: • When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards. revolve/rotate to turn around and around a central point. Rotate and revolve are more formal than turn and sound more technical: • The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours. • The stage revolves at various points during the performance. spin to turn around many times very quickly: • The ice skater began to spin faster and faster. whirl to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way: • The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead. twirl (around) to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance: • The couples were twirling around on the dance floor. swirl (around) to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center: • Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced. • The leaves began to swirl around. spiral to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around: • The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling.

9 general:: turn sth on [ M ] to start to show a particular quality • He can really turn on the charm when he wants to.

10 general:: turn sb off informal to stop someone feeling interested or excited, especially sexually • I should think the smell of her breath would turn any man off.

11 general:: turn sth in [ M ] RETURN 1. to return something to an organization or a person in authority • Please turn your old parking permits in at the end of the week. • Thousands of weapons were turned in during the national gun amnesty.

12 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with TURN, Also see AT EVERY TURN; BY TURNS; EVERY TIME ONE TURNS AROUND; GOOD TURN; IN TURN; LET (TURN) LOOSE; NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN; ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER; OUT OF TURN; TAKE A TURN FOR THE BETTER; TAKE TURNS; TO AT (TURN); TWIST (TURN) AROUND ONE'S FINGER; WHEN SOMEONE'S BACK IS TURNED. Also see under UNTURNED.

13 general:: Phrase(s): turn someone or an animal (away) (from something) to cause someone or an animal to avoid moving toward something; to cause someone or an animal to avoid moving toward harm. • The police officer turned the pedestrians away from the scene of the accident. • He turned the horses away from the gate.

14 general:: turn on sth If something turns on something else, it depends on it or is decided by it • The success of the talks turns on whether both sides are willing to make some concessions.

15 general:: turn out HAPPEN 1. to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one • As events turned out, we were right to have decided to leave early. • How did the recipe turn out?

16 general:: turn sb in [ M ] to take a criminal to the police, or to go to them yourself to admit a crime • [ R ]: The hit-and-run driver turned himself in to the police the day after the accident.

17 general:: turn (sb/sth) into sb/sth to change and become someone or something different, or to make someone or something do this • The council was hoping to turn a children's home into a residence for adolescent girls. • The town turned from a small seaside resort into a major commercial centre when oil was discovered.

18 general:: noun chance: It is now your turn. noun curve: There is a sharp turn in the road. noun shift: There was a sharp turn in the economy. verb go to next: You must turn the knob. verb reverse: You should now turn the page. verb evolved: She turned into a good employee.

19 general:: turn sb on informal to make someone feel interested or excited, especially sexually • Short men really turn me on. • "In my spare time I make models out of matchsticks." "Oh well, whatever turns you on, I suppose (= That would not interest me)."

20 general:: turn to sth to start to do or use something bad, especially because you are unhappy • She turned to drugs after the break-up of her marriage.

21 general:: turn away to move your face so you are not looking at something • When they show an operation on TV, I have to turn away.

22 general:: turn to sb/sth to ask a person or organization for help or support • Without someone to turn to for advice, making the most appropriate choice can be difficult. • Her family lived a long way away, and she had no one to turn to.

23 general:: turn sth in [ M ] PRODUCE 2. to produce results, usually good results • Both companies turn in pre-tax profits of over 5.5 million annually.

24 general:: turn (sth) to sth If someone turns to a particular subject or they turn their thoughts or attention to it, they begin to speak, think or write about it • I'd like us now to turn our attention to next year's budget. • We're now going to turn to an issue that concerns us all - racism.

25 general:: turn sth out [ M ] PRODUCE 1. to produce or make something, often quickly or in large amounts • They turn out thousands of these games every week.

26 general:: turn sth over to sb [ M ] to give something to someone in authority or someone who has a legal right to it, or to give someone legal responsibility for something • They turned the videos over to the police. • All documents are to be turned over to the court.

27 general:: turn sb away [ M ] to not allow someone to enter a place • They turned us away at the entrance because we hadn't got tickets.

28 general:: turn off (sth) to leave the road you are travelling on and travel along another one • Turn off the motorway at the next exit.

29 general:: turn somewhere/sth over [ M ] informal to steal something from a place or to search it, making it very untidy or causing damage • Did you hear Paul's flat got turned over last week?

30 general:: turn over sth If a business turns over a particular amount of money, it produces that amount from its business activities during a stated period • The profits are not high, but the company turns over a large sum every year.

31 general:: turn sth out [ M ] EMPTY 2. If you turn out a container or the things in it, you empty it completely • We turned out all the cupboards and drawers and found things we hadn't seen for years.

32 general:: turn sth up [ M ] DISCOVER 2. informal to discover something, especially information, after a lot of searching • See what you can turn up about the family in the files.

33 general:: turn (sb) back to return in the direction you have come from, or to make someone do this • We're lost - we'll have to turn back.

34 general:: turn sth/sb down [ M ] to refuse an offer or request • He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down. • He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.

35 general:: turn sth up [ M ] FOLD 1. to make a piece of clothing or part of a piece of clothing shorter, by folding the material and sewing it into position • You could always turn the sleeves up.

36 general:: turn on sb to attack or criticize someone suddenly and unexpectedly • Suddenly she just turned on me and accused me of undermining her.

37 general:: Phrase(s): turn (away) (from someone or something) to turn oneself to avoid someone or something. • She turned away from me as I walked past, pretending not to see me. • She turned from Ken and ran.

38 general:: turn out HAPPEN 2. to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly • [ + to infinitive ]: The truth turned out to be stranger than we had expected. • [ + that ]: It turns out that she had known him when they were children.

39 general:: turn up (somewhere) informal to arrive or appear somewhere, usually unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned • Do you think many people will turn up? • She turned up at my house late one night.

40 general:: Phrase(s): turn someone or something to something to aim someone or something to face something. • The nurse turned the old man to the sun so he could get warm. • Ken turned the plant to the light.

41 general:: turn out GO 3. If people turn out for an event, they go to be there or to watch • Thousands of people turned out to welcome the England team home.

42 general:: turn sb out REMOVE 1. [ M ] to force someone to leave • He was turned out of his flat because he couldn't pay the rent.

43 general:: turn sb over to sb [ M ] to take a criminal to the police or other authority • He was working here illegally and was terrified that his boss would turn him over to the police.

44 general:: turn up HAPPEN 1. informal If a better situation or an opportunity to do something turns up, it happens or becomes available unexpectedly or in a way that was not planned • Don't worry about it - something will turn up, you'll see. • This job turned up just when I needed it.