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Meaning of turn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common

tɜːn

Definitions

To make a non-linear physical movement. To move about an axis through itself
turn (in turn-taking)
A change of direction or orientation.
To move about an axis through itself
A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
To begin work: If you quit dawdling and just turn to, your chores will be done soon.
To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation
A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
In every place; at every moment.
To change one's direction of travel
A walk to and fro.
One after another; alternately: "From the ... testimony emerges a man by turns devious and honest, vulgar and gallant, scatterbrained and shrewd" (Life).
To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe
A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
In the proper order or sequence.
A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
To a precise degree; perfectly: The roast was done to a turn.
One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
To refuse to see or recognize something: turned a blind eye to tax fraud.
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.
To refuse to listen to or hear something: turned a deaf ear to the protests.
The time required to complete a project.
To become afraid or upset: didn't turn a hair during the crisis.
A fit or a period of giddiness.
To apply oneself, as to a task: turned her hand to writing the report.
A change in temperament or circumstance.
To start acting or thinking in a more positive or responsible way.
A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
obsolete
A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
A single loop of a coil.
A pass behind or through an object.
Character; personality; nature.
An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
A short skit, act, or routine.
especially, physical
A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.
dated
The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
UK, historical

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of turn.

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Equivalents

العربية أدار الدور انعطاف انقلب دار دور صار عقبة قلب لف لوى منحرف منعطف نوبة

Azərbaycanca burmaq çevirmək döndərmək dönmək fırlanmaq fırlatmaq növbə olmaq

Беларуская чарга

Български въртя завивам завия обръщам ред смяна ставам ход

Bosanski car čas đir krug obrat obrtaj okret pas prelom putar spira spirale spirale tur vende vez zavoj завој круг обртај окрет ред услуга ход черга

Català girar torn virar

Čeština obrat obrátka otočit přelom tah točit zahnout zatáčka

Cymraeg difetha trôi

Dansk anfald blive bøjning dreje drejning ildebefindende omgang tilbøjelighed tur vende

Deutsch abbiegen Abbiegung an der Reihe sein be one's turn Doppelschlag dran sein Drehbewegung drehen Drehung sich abwechseln sich drehen sich verfärben sich wenden Tour Wende Wenden Wendung Werden Windung Zug

Ελληνικά απογίνομαι βόλτα γίνομαι γυρίζω γύρισμα κλείνω περιστρέφομαι σειρά στρέφω στρίβω στροφή

Esperanto aliformiĝi aliigi transformiĝi turniĝi vico

Español competerle a cumplir doblar girada giramiento girar giro rebelar tocarle a tornar tornarse turno virar volverse vuelta

Eesti pöörlema

Euskara jiratu

فارسی چرخیدن گشتن

Suomi etoa gruppetto hapantua hapattaa huki käänne käännös kääntää kääntö kääntyä kääntymä kaarto kaksoishele kaksoislyönti kapinoida kävely käydä läpi kiemura kierre kierros kiertää kohtaus muokata muovata muuttaa muuttua neljäs avokortti numero palvelusvuoro peipata peippaus pilaantua polveke pyörähtää pyöräyttää pyöriä pyörittää riippua siivu taite taitella taittaa täyttää teko tienata toimitusaika turn tuuri tyyppi vaihde valmistaa vienti voida pahoin vuki vuoro

Français devenir se tourner tour tournant Tourner virage

Gaeilge cas éirigh iompaigh seal sníomh tiontú

Gàidhlig car cuairt tionndadh tionndaidh turas

Galego cambio estragar facer malvar paseo quenda reviravolta revolta rolda tornar veceira vegada vez virada virar volta volver xeira xirar xiro

ગુજરાતી વારો

עברית הסתובב הפך פנייה תור תפנית

हिन्दी आघूर्ण ऐंठन दौरा नौबत पल पारी पाली बारा बारी मुड़ना मोड़ मोड़ना

Hrvatski car čas đir krug obrat obrtaj okret pas prelom putar spira spirale spirale tur vende vez zavoj завој круг обртај окрет ред услуга ход черга

Magyar -ul befordul betölt elér érzék fordít fordul fordulat forduló forgat forog hajlam kanyar kanyarodik kör lesz sor változás

Հայերեն դառնալ թեքվել հերթ շրջել շրջվել պտտել պտտվել օյին

Bahasa Indonesia belok berbelok berpaling daur gulungan kelok pas perputaran ubah

Íslenska beygja snúa

Italiano cambiamento cambiare China compiere completare divenire diventare girare giro invertire lasso lasso di tempo mutamento periodo ruotare spira spirale sterzata svolta svoltare tipo turno variazione virare virata

日本語ターン反逆する回回る変変える変わる変質する巡工数巻き扭曲曲がり目曲がり角曲がる番紅葉ず紅葉づ翻す腐る裏返す謀反を起こす転転機転落轉順順々順番

ქართული ჯერი

Қазақша айналу кезек

ខ្មែរ ត្រូវលើ វេន

한국어 구부러지다 돌다 돌리다 전기 차례 회전

Kurdî çar çar caş girar gîro gîro hamle kolej kor nobet pas pas paş rê şor sor tûr volta xirar xiro گشتن

Latina torqueo verto vicis

Lietuvių sukti

Latviešu kārta

Македонски свртување

മലയാളം തിരിയുക

Монгол эргэх ээлж

Bahasa Melayu belok pusing putar putarkan

Malti lewa

မြန်မာဘာသာ ချို

Nederlands afslaan beurt bocht draai draaien verkleuren winding worden zich keren tegen

Polski kolej kończyć obracać obracać się obrócić obrócić się obrót przełom skończyć skręcać skręcić skręt tura zakręt zwrot

پښتو اړول تاوول

Português completar espira estragar fazer girada girar giro jogada prazo rebelar-se tornar-se turno vez virada virar

Română cotitură viraj

Русский вертеть вертеться виток восставать восстать вращать вращаться завершать завершить исполняться крутить крутиться очередь повернуть повернуться поворачивать поворачиваться поворот превратиться превращаться свернуть свернуться свора́чивать свора́чиваться становиться стать услуга ход черед

Slovenčina zákruta

Shqip kthej

Српски car čas đir krug obrat obrtaj okret pas prelom putar spira spirale spirale tur vende vez zavoj завој круг обртај окрет ред услуга ход черга

Svenska bli gå emot gira snurra surna svänga tur turas om vända vändning varv vrida

Kiswahili zamu

తెలుగు తిప్పు తిరగబడు తిరుగు వంతు

Тоҷикӣ давр

ไทย กล้าย ตา บูด ผลัดใบ รอบ หมุน เปลี่ยน เลี้ยว

Türkmençe nobat

Tagalog umikot

Türkçe büklüm büküm doldurmak döndürmek dönmek hamle kesik nöbet sıra viraj

Українська ви́повнитися випо́внюватися виток заверта́ти номер оберт оберта́ти поверну́ти повертати поворот хід черга

اردو نوبت

Oʻzbekcha navbat

Tiếng Việt hơi khuỷu lượt phiến quẹo rệ tua 轉

Examples

“Give the handle a turn, then pull it.”

“With just the turn of a shoulder she indicated the water front, where[…]lay the good ship, Mount Vernon, river packet, the black smoke already pouring from her stacks. In turn he smiled and also shrugged a shoulder.”

“Let's take a turn in the garden.”

“They took turns playing with the new toy.”

“I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.”

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

“I've had a funny turn.”

“I'm sure I never shall forget the turn young Simmons gave me when he came in with that paper as he'd been and copied out of a winder thro' being in a west-end house, […]”

“'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 it in your marrow kind of cold and thin.'”

“She took a turn for the worse.”

“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[…].”

“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.”

For the Term of His Natural Life

“Between the pieces were individual turns, comic songs and dances.”

“There are usually at least two jobbers who specialise in the leading stocks, and this acts to keep the jobber's turn to a reasonable amount […]”

CEFR level

Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

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