turn

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A change in the direction you are moving or facing.

   They took a turn to the right at the crossroads.

2. 2
   noun

   The time when it is your chance to do something in an agreed order.

   It is my turn to roll the dice.

3. 3
   noun

   An unexpected change in the way events develop.

   The events suddenly took an awkward turn.

4. 4
   noun

   A helpful or harmful act done for someone.

   You did me a good turn by lending me your car.

Common collocations

• left turn Adjective + noun
• right turn Adjective + noun
• turn a key Verb + noun
• sharp turn Adjective + noun
• make a turn Verb + noun
• miss a turn Verb + noun
• take a turn Verb + noun
• turn the handle Verb + noun
• wait one's turn Verb + noun

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…

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