turn over
To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottomTo flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
» He turned over the business to his son.
Er überließ seinem Sohn das Geschäft.
Er überließ seinem Sohn den Betrieb.
Он передал дело своему сыну.
Він передав справу своєму синові.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
Turn over the box and look at the bottom.
umdrehen
перевора́чиватьperevoráčivatʹ, переверну́тьperevernútʹ, перевора́чиватьсяperevoráčivatʹsja
(idiomatic, transitive)To relinquish; give back.
They turned over the evidence to the authorities.
(idiomatic, transitive)To transfer.
(idiomatic, transitive)To produce, complete, or cycle through.
They can turn over about three hundred units per hour.
(transitive)To generate (a certain amount of money from sales).
The business turned over several million last year.
do business worth a certain amount of money
(transitive)To mull, ponder
(intransitive, transitive)To spin the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine using the starter or hand crank in an attempt to make it run.
заводитьzavoditʹ
(transitive)To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
The Giants didn't turn the ball over in their last four games.
(transitive)To cause extensive disturbance or disruption to (a room, storage place, etc.), e.g. while searching for an item, or ransacking a property.
I've turned over the whole place, but I still can't find my glasses.
Thieves turned over the apartment while the owners were away on holiday.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, over.
Examples
103 sentencesHe turned over the business to his son.
Він передав справу своєму синові.
ruОн передал дело своему сыну.
deEr überließ seinem Sohn das Geschäft.
I turned over and went back to sleep.
Я перевернувся і знову заснув.
I'm turning it over to you.
I'll turn it over to Tom.
ruЯ передам это Тому.
I've turned over a new leaf.
ruЯ перевернул новую страницу.
deIch habe ein neues Kapitel aufgeschlagen.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From turn + over.From turn + over.
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Forms
turns over, turning over, turned over, turned over| Base form | turn over · to turn over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | turns over |
| Present participle | turning over |
| Past simple | turned over |
| Past participle | turned over |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- turn upз’являтисяTo show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
- turn offвимкнути, вимикатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, off.
- turn outвийти, виходитиTo end up; to result.
- turn onвключати, вмикатиTo set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- turn inздати, здаватиTo submit something; to give.
- turn downвідмовити, відкинутиTo refuse, decline, or deny.
- turn backзупинитися, зупинятисяTo reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
- turn overдати, даватиTo flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
More 8
- turn awayвідхилятися, відхилитисяTo rotate so as not to face someone or something.
- turn intoдістати, отримуватиTo become.
- turn aroundпідбирати, підніматиTo physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
- turn toдістати, отримуватиWith to as particle
- turn aboutTo revolve.
- turn roundTo revolve or rotate around a centre.
- turn asideTo avert one's gaze
- turn againstTo rebel or oppose to something formerly supported.
Synonyms
22 synonyms- move by turning over or rotating:roll
- turn from an upright or normal position:overturntip overtump over
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of:turn
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse:flipflip over
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position:overturntip overupsetknock overbowl overtump over
- think about carefully; weigh:considerdebatemootdeliberate
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb