turn

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   taking a short walk out and back

   We took a turn in the park.

2. 2
   noun

   the act of turning away or in the opposite direction

   I made an abrupt turn away from them.

3. 3
   noun

   the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

   They took a turn to the right.

4. 4
   noun

   the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

   It is my turn to role the dice.

5. 5
   noun

   a favor for someone

   You did me a good turn.

6. 6
   noun

   a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program

   The turns need to be less than ten minutes.

7. 7
   noun

   a movement in a new direction

   The turn of the wind blew smoke from the fire directly into my face.

8. 8
   noun

   an unforeseen development

   The events suddenly took an awkward turn.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der. Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn From Middle English turnen, from Old English turnian, tyrnan (“to turn, rotate, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *turnēn (“to turn, lathe”) (also the source of German turnen and its derivatives) and Old French torner (“to turn”), bot…