turn

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English turnen, from Old English turnian, tyrnan (“to turn, rotate, revolve”) and Old French torner (“to turn”), both from Latin tornāre (“to round off, turn in a lathe”), from tornus (“lathe”), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “a tool used for making circles”), from Proto-Indo-European *tere-, *ter-, *trē- (“to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist, bore”). Cognate with Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist, wind”). More at throw.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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, especially by rotation.
    Turn the knob clockwise.
  3. (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
    She turned right at the corner.
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To change the course of.
  5. (transitive) To position (something) by folding it.
    Turn the bed covers.
  6. (intransitive) To become (begin to be).
    The leaves turn brown in autumn.
    When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
    • 2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, BBC Sport:
      The midfielder turned provider moments later, his exquisite reverse pass perfectly weighted for Cisse to race on to and slide past Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic.
  7. (intransitive) To fundamentally change; to metamorphose.
    Midas made everything turn to gold.
    He turned into a monster every full moon.
  8. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
    The prisoners turned on the warden.
  9. (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.
  10. (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
    This milk has turned; it smells awful.
  11. (intransitive, of trees) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
    The hillside behind our house isn't generally much to look at, but once all the trees turn it's gorgeous.
  12. (usually with over) To complete.
    They say they can turn the parts in two days.
  13. (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  14. (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  15. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
    • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts VII:
      And they made a calfe in those dayes, and offered sacrifice unto the ymage, and reioysed in the workes of theyr awne hondes. Then God turned himsilfe, and gave them up [...].
  16. (intransitive, professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
  17. (soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
    • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
      Liverpool introduced Carroll for Spearing and were rewarded after 64 minutes when he put them back in contention. Stewart Downing blocked Jose Bosingwa's attempted clearance, which fell into the path of Carroll. He turned John Terry superbly before firing high past Cech.

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Terms derived from turn (verb)

Translations[edit]

move around an axis through itself
change the direction or orientation of (something)
change one's direction of travel
position (something) by folding it back on itself
become
metamorphose
rebel
shape (something) on a lathe
go bad
complete
of leaves, to change color in autumn
in cricket, make the ball move sideways when it bounces
of a cricket ball, to move sideways when it bounces
in professional wrestling, to change personalities
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Noun[edit]

turn (plural turns)

A: Turn (14)
B: Round turn
C: Two round 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.
    • 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
      "Then you must know as well as the rest of us that there was something queer about that gentleman--something that gave a man a turn--I don't know rightly how to say it, sir, beyond this: that you felt in your marrow kind of cold and thin."
  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. A deed done to another.
    One good turn deserves another.
    I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunity...
  14. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
  15. character; personality; nature
    • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VII
      It was fortunate for his comfort, perhaps, that the man who had been chosen to accompany him was of a talkative turn, for the prisoners insisted upon hearing the story of the explosion a dozen times over, and Rufus Dawes himself had been roused to give the name of the vessel with his own lips.
  16. (soccer) An instances of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (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):

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from the noun turn

See also turning

Translations[edit]

change of direction or orientation
movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation
single loop of a coil
chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others
one's chance to make a move in a game
figure in music
time required to complete a project
fit or period of giddiness
change in temperament or circumstance
sideways movement of a cricket ball
fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em
poker, obsolete: flop — see flop
deed done to another
rope: pass behind or through an object
character; personality; nature
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Verb[edit]

turn

  1. first-person singular present indicative of turnen

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin turris (“tower”). Cognate with Danish tårn and German Turm. First appears in the 12th or 13th century.

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Noun[edit]

turn m

  1. tower

Declension[edit]

declension of turn
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative turn turninn turnar turnarnir
accusative turn turninn turna turnana
dative turni turninum turnum turnunum
genitive turns turnsins turna turnanna

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Noun[edit]

turn m (definite singular turnen; uncountable)

  1. gymnastics

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Turm, from Latin turrem, accusative form of turris.

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Noun[edit]

turn n (plural turnuri)

  1. tower
  2. (chess) rook

Declension[edit]

declension of turn
singular plural
gender n indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative un turn turnul niște turnuri turnurile
genitive/dative unui turn turnului unor turnuri turnurilor

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