Word

turn, v.
(turned, turning, turns)
freq. cnt. 254

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 187 freq. cnt.: 187

turn

sample sentences

"Turn towards me"
"The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"
"She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
They %s the car down the avenue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turn turning turn turn turning

also see

turn back turn away turn to

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

move

verb group

turn

undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21

change state turn

sample sentences

"We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"
"The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turning turn

also see

turn around turn off

semantic pointers

hyponym

awaken, wake up, awake, arouse, wake, come alive, waken black out, zonk out, pass out come to, revive, resuscitate tense, tense up relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down melt off, reduce, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down gain, put on dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel cross-fertilize, cross-fertilise conceive secularize, secularise citrate equilibrate fall become, get, go decline, worsen improve, better, ameliorate, meliorate disengage overgrow concentrate break acidify, acetify alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify ionize, ionise ossify catalyze, catalyse get worse, relapse fluctuate explode, break loose, burst forth die, perish, pass away, go, expire, drop dead, croak, decease, exit, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, pop off, choke, snuff it be born cloud over carbonize, carbonise cool, chill, cool down heat up, heat, hot up carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise freeze boil burn, combust emaciate Frenchify thin thicken, inspissate solvate react dissolve, fade out, fade away empty, discharge fill, fill up homogenize, homogenise homogenize, homogenise curdle, clabber, clot clot, coagulate sour, turn, ferment, work integrate precipitate calcify coke carnify chondrify emulsify denitrify esterify etherify thrombose open, open up close, shut sorb, take up calm down, cool off, settle down, calm, chill out, simmer down, cool it thrive, prosper, flourish, fly high liberate, emancipate get into, tangle with liquefy erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

hypernym

change

verb group

grow, turn become, turn

undergo a change or development
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 232 freq. cnt.: 220 freq. cnt.: 12

become turn

sample sentences

"The water turned into ice"
"Her former friend became her worst enemy"
"He turned traitor"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turn

semantic pointers

verb group

turn, change state turn

hyponym

reduce, come down, boil down suffocate, choke nucleate add up, amount, come

hypernym

transform, transmute, metamorphose

cause to move around or rotate
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

turn

sample sentences

"turn a key"
"turn your palm this way"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turn turn

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

verb group

turn turn

hyponym

reorient supinate port

change to the contrary
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7

change by reversal reverse turn

sample sentences

"The trend was reversed"
"the tides turned against him"
"public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reversible reversal reverse reverse

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turn

also see

turn on turn off

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

hyponym

interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop turn the tables, turn the tide commutate switch, exchange, switch over correct, rectify, right falsify commute, transpose, permute metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify return, turn back, revert, retrovert, regress desynchronize, desynchronise desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate undo

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 75 freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 5

grow turn

sample sentences

"The weather turned nasty"
"She grew angry"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
John will %s angry

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
John will %s angry

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

growth

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turn

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

verb group

turn, change state

hyponym

bald turn

pass to the other side of
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

move around turn

sample sentences

"turn the corner"
"move around the obstacle"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turn

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

let (something) fall or spill from a container
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

release turn

sample sentences

"turn the flour onto a plate"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

release

semantic pointers

hypernym

transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

hyponym

deflate throw

twist suddenly so as to sprain
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

rick sprain turn twist wrench wrick

sample sentences

"wrench one's ankle"
"The wrestler twisted his shoulder"
"the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"
"I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"