turn - Simple English Wiktionary (original) (raw)
turn is on the Basic English 850 List.
- (UK) IPA (key): /tɜːn/, SAMPA: /t3:n/
- (US) enPR: tûrn, IPA (key): /tɝn/, SAMPA: /t3`n/
- Homophone: tern
| Plain form turn | Third-person singular turns | Past tense turned | Past participle turned | Present participle turning |
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The road will turn
- (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. - (intransitive) If something turns a certain way, it becomes that way.
The sky turned dark and cloudy.
The game turned into a fight.