Meaning

2 senses
  1. To turn a vehicle in a semicircle so as to face the opposite direction (∩)).

  2. (intransitive)To shift from one opinion or decision to its opposite.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From U + turn, from the similarity to the shape of the letter U.

From U + turn, from the similarity to the shape of the letter U.

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Forms

U-turns, U-turning, U-turned, U-turned
Base formU-turn · to U-turn
3rd person singularU-turns
Present participleU-turning
Past simpleU-turned
Past participleU-turned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyU-turn
he, she, itU-turns

Past simpleLesson

all personsU-turned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave U-turned
he, she, ithas U-turned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill U-turn

Synonyms

9 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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