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- DictionaryTurned/tərnd/
adjective
- 1. (of an ankle) twisted or sprained: "the threat of a turned ankle was something they cared nothing about"
- 2. (of earth) plowed or dug, so as to bring the underparts to the surface: "the smell of turned earth and burning leaves"
verb. uk / tɜːn / us / tɝːn / turn verb (GO ROUND) Add to word list. B2 [ I or T ] to ( cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line: turn on The earth turns on its axis once every 24 hours. She turned on her toes, holding out her skirt. turn (around) The wheels started to turn (around). Turn the steering wheel as quickly as you can.
To cause to take on a specified character, nature, identity, or appearance; change or transform. Used with to or into: water that had been turned to ice; turn a rundown house into a show place.
When you turn something, you rotate it or move it around an axis, the way you turn a key in a lock or turn a car's steering wheel. Gears and wheels turn, and you can turn a screw with a screwdriver. You can also turn by shifting direction or changing position: "She turned away from him when he started telling terrible jokes."
4 days ago · turn, cast, twist are colloquial in use and imply a bent, inclination, or habit. turn means a tendency or inclination for something: a turn for art. cast means an established habit of thought, manner, or style: a melancholy cast. twist means a bias: a strange twist of thought.
to move around a central point in a circle, or to make something do this: Turn the steering wheel as quickly as you can. turn blue/cold/sour, etc. B2. to become blue, cold, etc: The sky turned black and it started to rain. turn 16/21, etc. to become a particular age: He turned 18 last May.
[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move around a central point. The wheels of the car began to turn. I can't get the screw to turn. + adv./prep. The blades of the helicopter were turning slowly. turn something I turned the knob and pushed the door open. turn something + adv./prep. He turned the key in the lock.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English turn1 /tɜːn $ tɜːrn/ S1 W1 verb 1 your body [ intransitive, transitive] to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction → twist Ricky turned and walked away.
