Kilo Lingo

turn

/tɜːn/

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Translation

To move so you face a new way, or to make something move round.

Word origin

From Old English tyrnan and Latin tornare, meaning to turn on a lathe or round a point.

Origin
Latin
Root
tornare

Grammar

Verb typeregular (turn, turns, turned)

Examples

Turn left next street.

"Turn" means to move so you face a new way.

turns key open door.

"Turns" is the form used with he, she, or it.

turned .

"Turned" is the past form of "turn".

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This word is part of lesson 4.