turn - Simple English Wiktionary (original) (raw)

turn is on the Basic English 850 List.

Plain form turn Third-person singular turns Past tense turned Past participle turned Present participle turning

The road will turn

  1. (transitive & intransitive) To face a different direction
    The car turned the corner and went north.
    Walk down the street and turn left at the lights.
    The dancers turned round and around.
  2. (intransitive) If something turns a certain way, it becomes that way.
    The sky turned dark and cloudy.
    The game turned into a fight.