turn

turn is on the Basic English 850 List.

true - turn - twist

turn is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

Tuesday - turn - twelve

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /tɜːn/, SAMPA: /t3:n/
• (US) enPR: tûrn, IPA ^(key): /tɝn/, SAMPA: /t3`n/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: tern

Verb

Plain form turn

Third-person singular turns

Past tense turned

Past participle turned

Present participle turning

1. (transitive & intransitive) To face a different direction

   The car turned the corner and went north.

   Walk down the street and turn left at the lights.

   The dancers turned round and around.

2. (intransitive) If something turns a certain way, it becomes that way.

   The sky turned dark and cloudy.

   The game turned into a fight.