turn to
With to as particleWith to as particle
» It turned out to be true.
Es stellte sich als wahr heraus.
Das stellte sich als wahr heraus.
Это оказалось правдой.
Це виявилося правдою.
Meaning
8 sensesWith to as particle
With to as particle:
(intransitive)To apply oneself; to focus; to get one's head down.
All hands, turn to!
With to as preposition:
(intransitive)To become.
Near-synonyms: (intransitive) get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax; (reflexive) make [oneself], make [oneself] into
all things turn to dust
sich verwandeln in
(transitive)To cause (something or someone) to become.
Near-synonyms: (transitive) make, make into
He turned water to wine.
To consult for advice or help.
When I'm in trouble, I turn to my pastor to help me.
sich wenden an
To start to do or to use something in an attempt to deal with a difficult and unpleasant situation.
Breakups can be incredibly difficult, but one may wish to seek therapy rather than turn to drugs.
To direct one's attention or efforts toward something.
In 1939 he turned to films in earnest.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, to.
Turn to the left up here.
To start my homework, I had to turn to page twenty in my textbook.
- speak to
Examples
1096 sentencesIt turned out to be true.
Це виявилося правдою.
ruЭто оказалось правдой.
deEs stellte sich als wahr heraus.
Turn the key to the right.
Поверни ключ направо.
ruПоверни ключ вправо.
deDreh den Schlüssel nach rechts.
I turned to him for advice.
Я звернувся до нього за порадою.
deIch bat ihn um Rat.
Is it my turn to pay?
Моя черга платити?
ruТеперь моя очередь платить?
deBin ich mit Bezahlen an der Reihe?
It's your turn to do that.
Твоя черга це робити.
ruТвоя очередь это делать.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
turns to, turning to, turned to, turned to| Base form | turn to · to turn to |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | turns to |
| Present participle | turning to |
| Past simple | turned to |
| Past participle | turned to |
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
16 synonymsLessons 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