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How to Pronounce turn?

Correct pronunciation for the word "turn" is [tˈɜːn], [tˈɜːn], [t_ˈɜː_n].

Definition of turn

  1. To cause to move in a circular course; to change or shift sides; to change or transform; to metamorphose; to put upside down to alter position, as the posture of the body; to form on a lathe; to shape; to translate; to transfer; to cause to nauseate; to make giddy; to infatuate; to direct; to revolve; to move from a direct course or straight line; to cause to deviate; to reverse; to make acid; to sour, as wines; to dissuade from a purpose or cause to change sides. To turn aside, to avert. To turn away, to dismiss; to avert. To turn down, to fold or double down. To turn in, to fold or double. To turn off, to dismis contemptuously; to deflect. To be turned to be advanced beyond. To turn out, to expel; to put forth. To turn over, to change sides; to transfer; to overset. To turn to, to have recourse to. To turn upon, to retort. To turn the back, to flee. To turn the back upon, to quit with contempt; to for sake. To turn the die, to change fortune.
  2. The act of turning; a revolution; a winding; a bend or bending; a walk to and fro; change; change of direction; chance; hap; incidental opportunity; form, shape or manner; act of kindness or malice; new position of things; a pit sunk in some part of a drift. By turns, alternately. To take turns, to take each other's places alternately.
  3. To move round; to have a circular motion; to be directed; to move the body round; to move; to revolve; to deviate; to be changed; to change; to become giddy; to change a course of life; to repent. To turn about, to move the face to another quarter. To turn away, to deviate. To turn in, to bend inward; to go to bed. To turn off, to deviate from a course. To turn on, to reply or retort. To turn out, to move from its place; to rise from bed; to prove in the result. To turn over, to turn from side to side; to tumble; to change sides. To turn to, to be directed. To turn under, to bend or be folded downward. To turn up, to bend or be doubled upward.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

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What is the present tense of Turn?

  • The personal forms of the verb "turn" in present tense are:

  • - I turn

  • - You turn

  • - He/She/It turns

  • - We turn

  • - You turn

  • - They turn
  • What is the past tense of Turn?

  • The personal forms of the verb "turn" in the past tense are as follows:

  • 1st person singular: I turned

  • 2nd person singular: You turned

  • 3rd person singular: He/She/It turned

  • 1st person plural: We turned

  • 2nd person plural: You turned

  • 3rd person plural: They turned
  • What is the adjective for turn?

    The adjective form of the word "turn" is "turning".

    Usage over time for turn:

    This graph shows how "turn" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

    What is the plural form of turn?

    The plural of the "turn" can be the "turns".

    What is the singular form of turn?

    The singular of the "turn" can be the "turn".

    Synonyms for Turn:

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