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Turn Verb: Meanings, Examples, and Usage Guide (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：rotate (turn)

turn 🔊

/tɜːrn/

To move around a fixed point.

rotate 🔊

➕

/ˈroʊteɪt/

To cause something to move around a central point or axis.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'tornare' (rotate), from Greek 'tornos' (lathe).

💡 Mnemonic

Turn the wheel, turn the page, turn your life around.

📖 Example

To avoid the obstacle, she had to turn the steering wheel quickly to the left. 🔊 To avoid the obstacle, she had to turn the steering wheel quickly to the left.

🔗 Collocations

turn a knob – rotate a small circular handle to adjust something

turn the wheel – rotate the steering wheel to change direction

turn the key – rotate a key to start a lock or engine

🔄 Synonyms

rotate (v.) – To move or cause something to move in a circle around a central point.

spin (v.) – To rotate quickly in a circular motion.

revolve (v.) – To move in a circle around a central point, often used for celestial bodies.

🚫 Antonyms

remain stationary (v.) – To stay in one place without rotating.

freeze (v.) – To become fixed and unable to rotate.

🌱 Derivatives

turnable (adj.) – Capable of being turned.

turner (n.) – A person or device that turns something, like a lathe operator.

📖 Cultural Story

Turn originates from Latin 'tornare' (rotate in a lathe). Its meaning expanded from physical spinning to describe changes and sequences in the 13th-14th centuries.

Meaning 2：become (turn)

turn 🔊

/tɜːrn/

To change into something different.

become 🔊

➕

/bɪˈkʌm/

To undergo a transformation and develop a new state, nature, or color.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

In autumn, the leaves on the maple tree turn a brilliant shade of red and orange. 🔊 In autumn, the leaves on the maple tree turn a brilliant shade of red and orange.

🔗 Collocations

turn into – transform completely into something else

turn cold – become cold or affect emotionally

turn sour – become sour in taste or go bad

🔄 Synonyms

change (v.) – To become different in nature or form.

transform (v.) – To make a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.

convert (v.) – To change from one form or function to another.

🚫 Antonyms

remain (v.) – To continue to be the same.

stay (v.) – To keep the same state without changing.

🌱 Derivatives

turnover (n.) – The rate of change, especially in employees or inventory.

turning point (n.) – A moment of significant change.

Meaning 3：take turns (turn)

turn 🔊

/tɜːrn/

To do something one after another in order.

take turns 🔊

➕

/teɪk tɜːrnz/

To perform an action in sequence with others, allowing each person an opportunity in order.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My friend and I agreed to turn playing the new video game so that everyone could have a chance. 🔊 My friend and I agreed to turn playing the new video game so that everyone could have a chance.

🔗 Collocations

take turns – alternate with others in doing something

in turn – in the correct order of succession

turn over – transfer responsibility or rotate to the next person

🔄 Synonyms

alternate (v.) – To take turns repeatedly between two or more people.

rotate (v.) – To perform a task in a recurring sequence among a group.

take turns (v. phrase) – To do something one after another in order.

🚫 Antonyms

monopolize (v.) – To take exclusive control or use, preventing others from taking turns.

hog (v.) – To selfishly take or use more than one's share, not allowing others a turn.

🌱 Derivatives

turn (n.) – A chance or opportunity to do something in a sequence (e.g., 'it's my turn').