turn around, v.
freq. cnt. 10
freq. cnt. 10
turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 2
swing about swing around turn around
sample sentences
"He turned around to face his opponent""My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
improve significantly; go from bad to good
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pick up turn around
sample sentences
"Her performance in school picked up"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
improve dramatically
<verb.change>
turn around
sample sentences
"The new strategy turned around sales""The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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hypernym