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0 to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line:
1 to (cause to) change the direction in which you are facing or moving:
She turned to face him.
He turned round and waved to us.
He turned on his heel (= turned quickly to face the opposite direction) and left the room.
The person on my left turned to me and whispered "Not another speech!"
His wife tried to speak to him, but he turned his back (on her)/turned away (from her) (= moved so that his back, not his face, was towards her to show his anger).
At about three o'clock, the tide started to turn (= the sea started to come closer to or move away from the beach).
I'll just turn the car round and go back the way we came.
We watched until the car had turned (= gone around) the corner.
The army turned their guns on (= pointed them at and started to shoot at) the protesters.
She can turn (= perform) a somersault.
2 to move, or to move an object or page, so that a different side or surface is on the top:
3 to (cause to) become, change into, or come to be something:
The mood of the meeting turned solemn when the extent of the problem became known.
The companies worked well together for a while, but eventually the relationship turned sour (= became bad).
Keele, pop star turned business tycoon, has launched a new range of cosmetics.
By the end of September, the leaves have started to turn (= become brown).
Her attitude turned from politely interested to enthusiastic during the course of our conversation.
She turned 18 last year.
It's just turned ten o'clock.
4 to use a control to switch a piece of equipment or a power or water supply on or off, or to increase or reduce what it is producing:
5 to damage the muscles in the foot by suddenly twisting it too strongly:
6 to shape a piece of wood while it is attached to a machine that spins it:
a turned bowl
7 an opportunity or a duty to do something at a particular time or in a particular order, before or after other people:
8 an action that causes something to move in a circle round a fixed point:
9 a change in the direction in which you are moving or facing:
10 to develop in a particular way:
The battle for control of the company took an interesting turn today.
Events took an unexpected turn when her mother suddenly arrived.
Their relationship took a turn for the worse when he lost his job.
11 a stage act or performance:
13 to move or cause something to move in a circle around a central point or line:
14 to change the direction in which you are facing or moving, or to cause someone or something to face or move in a different direction:
[ I ] They told us to turn right at the first traffic light.
[ T ] Turn your head this way so that you’re looking right at the camera.
[ I ] I turned to the person next to me and asked her what time it was.
[ I ] fig. He felt desperate and didn’t know where to turn for help.
[ I ] I turned over (= changed how I was lying) and tried to sleep, but quickly gave up.
16 to use a control to switch a piece of equipment on or off, or to adjust it to change the amount of what it is producing:
17 to damage the muscles in the foot by suddenly bending it too strongly:
18 to feel that you are going to vomit, or to cause your stomach to feel this way:
19 an opportunity or a duty to do something at a particular time or in a particular order, before or after other people:
[ + to infinitive ] It’s your turn to do the grocery shopping.
20 a change in the direction in which you are moving or facing:
21 the act of causing something to move in a circle around a fixed point:
22 to change into something or make something change into something:
23 to change direction, or to make something change direction:
24 to make something the opposite of what it was previously:
25 to make a profit:
The business was set up five years ago but is still struggling to turn a profit.
26 to find a way of getting something positive out of a bad situation:
27 to refuse to be involved in something that you were previously involved in:
He said the country could not turn its back on globalization.
28 a change in the way something such as prices, rates, or the economy is behaving:
29 the profit from an investment:
30 the difference between a trader’s buying price and selling price for particular shares, currencies, etc.