Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To rebel or oppose to something formerly supported.

    They turned against their leader.

  2. (intransitive, transitive)To set against or in opposition to something.

    She turned her umbrella against the wind.

    She turned against the wind.

  3. (idiomatic, transitive)To use to the disadvantage or injury of.

    His argument was turned against him.

    They turned their arms against their former allies.

Examples

28 sentences
  1. She turned against her old friend.

  2. They're trying to turn us against each other.

    Вони намагаються настроїти нас одне проти одного. — deniko

    ruОни пытаются настроить нас друг против друга. — Wezel

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  3. We can't let them turn us against each other.

    Ми не можемо дозволити їм настроїти нас одне проти одного. — deniko

    ruМы не можем позволить им обратить нас друг против друга. — Wezel

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  4. We cannot allow them to turn us against each other.

    Ми не можемо дозволити їм настроїти нас одне проти одного. — deniko

    ruМы не можем позволить им обратить нас друг против друга. — Wezel

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  5. He turned his violence against himself.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

turns against, turning against, turned against, turned against
Base formturn against · to turn against
3rd person singularturns against
Present participleturning against
Past simpleturned against
Past participleturned against

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyturn against
he, she, itturns against

Past simpleLesson

all personsturned against

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave turned against
he, she, ithas turned against

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill turn against

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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