turn

1 عمومی:: چرخ‌، گردش‌ (بدور محور یامركزی‌)، گشت‌، چرخش‌، نوبت‌

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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., turn in informal to go to bed • I usually turn in at about midnight., 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., 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., 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., 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., turn sth on [ M ] to start to show a particular quality • He can really turn on the charm when he wants to., 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., 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., 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., 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?, 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., 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., 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).", 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., 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., 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., 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., 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., 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., 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., 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., turn off (sth) to leave the road you are travelling on and travel along another one • Turn off the motorway at the next exit., 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?, 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., 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., 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., 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., 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., 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., turn on sb to attack or criticize someone suddenly and unexpectedly • Suddenly she just turned on me and accused me of undermining her., 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., 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., 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., 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., 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., 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.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

2 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.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 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.

Longman-Thesaurus

4 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.

American Heritage Idioms

5 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., 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., 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.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs

6 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.

Simple Definitions