turn
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English turnen from Old English turnian, tyrnan "to turn" and Old French torner, both from Latin tornāre "to round off, turn in a lathe" from tornus "lathe" from Greek τόρνος 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
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to turn (third-person singular simple present turns, present participle turning, simple past and past participle turned)
- (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- the Earth turns
- turn on the spot
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of.
- Turn the knob clockwise.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- Turn right here.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it.
- Turn the bed covers.
- (transitive) To become.
- The leaves turn brown in autumn.
- When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- The prisoners turned on the warden.
- (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.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- This milk has turned; it smells awful.
- (usually with over) To complete.
- They say they can turn the parts in two days.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (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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Terms derived from the verb to turn
[edit] Translations
move around an axis through itself
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change the direction or orientation of (something)
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change one's direction of travel
position (something) by folding it back on itself
become
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rebel
shape (something) on a lathe
go bad
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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[edit] Noun
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turn (plural turns)
- A change of direction or orientation.
- Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- A single loop of a coil.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- They took turns playing with the new toy.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- 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.
- (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
- They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- I've had a funny turn.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- She took a turn for the worse.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight)
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em
- (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):
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun turn
[edit] Translations
change of direction or orientation
movement about an axis ending up with the same orientation
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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
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time required to complete a project
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fit or period of giddiness
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change in temperament or circumstance
sideways movement of a cricket ball
fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em
(electric) the basic coil element that forms a single conducting loop comprised of one insulated conductor
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[edit] Verb
turn
- first-person singular present tense of turnen
[edit] Icelandic
[edit] Etymology
From the 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.
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Noun
turn m. (definite singular turnen; uncountable)
[edit] Romanian
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [turn]
[edit] Noun
[edit] Declension
declension of turn
| singular | plural | |||
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| gender n. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| Nominative/Accusative | un turn | turnul | nişte turnuri | turnurile |
| Genitive/Dative | unui turn | turnului | unor turnuri | turnurilor |
| Vocative | — | — | — | — |
[edit] Synonyms
- (chess rook) tură
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