turn

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also 1.7 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Verb 3 Icelandic 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Norwegian 4.1 Noun 5 Romanian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Declension 5.3.2 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English turnen, from Old English turnian, tyrnan "to turn" and Old French torner, both from Latin tornāre, present active infinitive of tornō (“‘I round off, turn in a lathe’”), from tornus (“‘lathe’”), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tornos), “‘a tool used for making circles’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /tɜːn/, SAMPA: /t3:n/
• (US) enPR: tûrn, IPA: /tɝn/, SAMPA: /t3`n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)n

• Homophones: tern

[edit] Verb

to turn (third-person singular simple present turns, present participle turning, simple past and past participle turned)

1. (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.

   the Earth turns

   turn on the spot

2. (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of.

   Turn the knob clockwise.

3. (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.

   Turn right here.

4. (transitive) To position (something) by folding it.

   Turn the bed covers.

5. (transitive) To become.

   The leaves turn brown in autumn.

   When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.

6. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.

   The prisoners turned on the warden.

7. (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.

   She turned the table legs with care and precision.

8. (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.

   This milk has turned; it smells awful.

9. (usually with over) To complete.

   They say they can turn the parts in two days.

10. (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
11. (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
12. (professional wrestling, intransitive) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.

[edit] Synonyms

• (move around an axis through itself): rotate, spin, twirl
• (change the direction or orientation of): rotate
• (change one's direction of travel): steer, swerve, tack

(nautical)

• (position (something) by folding it back on itself):
• (become): become, get, go
• (rebel): rebel, revolt
• (shape on a lathe): lathe
• (go bad): go bad, go off, sour, spoil
• (complete): complete

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[edit] Noun

turn (plural turns)

1. A change of direction or orientation.

   Give the handle a turn, then pull it.

2. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
3. A single loop of a coil.
4. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

   They took turns playing with the new toy.

5. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
6. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
7. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.

   They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.

8. A fit or a period of giddiness.

   I've had a funny turn.

9. A change in temperament or circumstance.

   She took a turn for the worse.

10. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight)
11. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
12. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em
13. (electricity) the basic coil element that forms a single conducting loop comprised of one insulated conductor.

[edit] Synonyms

• (change of direction or orientation):
• (movement about an axis returning to the original orientation): 360° turn, complete rotation, complete turn, full rotation, full turn
• (single loop of a coil): loop
• (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others): go
• (one's chance to make a move in a game): go, move
• (figure in music):
• (time required to complete a project):
• (fit or period of giddiness): dizziness, dizzy spell, giddiness
• (change in temperament or circumstance): change, swing
• (sideways movement of a cricket ball):

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[edit] Translations

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return turnabout turncoat turning turnout

turnover turnpike turnstile turntable

[edit] See also

• ornament
• trill

[edit] Anagrams

• runt

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[edit] Dutch

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turn

1. first-person singular present tense of turnen

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin turris (“‘a tower’”). Cognate with the Danish taarn and German Turm. The word turn appears in the 12th or 13th century.

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turn m.

1. tower

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turn m. (definite singular turnen; uncountable)

1. gymnastics

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German Turm

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• IPA: [turn]

[edit] Noun

turn n. (plural turnuri)

1. tower
2. (chess) rook

[edit] Declension

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• (chess rook) tură