turn

turn · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) To move or cause to move in a circular direction.

  2. 2.

    (verb) To change direction; to go around a corner.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To become; to change into.

  4. 4.

    (noun) An act of rotating or changing direction.

  5. 5.

    (noun) An opportunity or obligation to do something in sequence.

  6. 6.

    (noun) A change of direction or trend.

Related words

See also: change, rotate, spin
Synonyms: change, rotate, shift, spin

Etymology

From Old English "turnian" and Old French "torner," both from Latin "tornare" (to turn in a lathe), from "tornus" (lathe), from Greek "tornos" (lathe, compass). The word has developed an extraordinarily wide range of meanings related to rotation, change, and sequence.