turn

verb

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Derivations turn a blind eye

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : turn
  • simple present, singular, third person : turns
  • simple past : turned
  • present participle : turning
  • past participle : turned
  • past participle : turnt

Senses

  • to go in a different direction
  • to rotate, position around an axis
  • transform into something else
  • turn 'one's back' or 'a blind eye': ignore purposefully
  • depend, hang, hinge
  • produce, nonphrasal
  • idiomatic: turn thumbs down on ‚âà reject

turn

noun

Related

Derivations Turn

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : turn
  • plural : turns

Senses

  • in turn-based games, an opportunity for one player or team to take an action
  • reversal of direction of travel by a swimmer
  • element of secondary structure in proteins where the polypeptide chain reverses its overall direction
  • reversal in direction
  • transformation, becoming