turn round
To revolve or rotate around a centreTo revolve or rotate around a centre.
» Could you turn round for a moment?
Meaning
7 senses(intransitive)To revolve or rotate around a centre.
The body was turning round slowly as it fell.
(intransitive)To turn so as to be facing in the opposite direction.
It seemed that there was someone behind me; but when I turned round, no one was there.
(intransitive)To change one's opinion or attitude (especially when becoming hostile etc.).
You can't turn round and blame me all of a sudden.
(transitive)To put into an opposing position; to reverse.
He turned the glass round and examined the other side.
(transitive)To make (a ship, airplane etc.) ready for departure.
The stopover is very short, and crews will have about 15 minutes to turn the plane round.
(colloquial, transitive)To process; to complete work on (something), especially with a view to sending it on in a finished state.
New figures are in. We need to turn these round ASAP: the boss wants a report tonight.
(archaic, transitive)To make revolve, rotate.
Examples
19 sentencesCould you turn round for a moment?
We decided to turn round and go back.
deWir beschlossen umzudrehen.
She turned round and went into the flat.
deSie wandte sich um und ging in die Wohnung.
She turned round and walked into the flat.
deSie wandte sich um und ging in die Wohnung.
He turned round from side to side to look at himself in the mirror.
Forms
turns round, turning round, turned round, turned round| Base form | turn round · to turn round |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | turns round |
| Present participle | turning round |
| Past simple | turned round |
| Past participle | turned round |
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.
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle