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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