turn (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 38 senses of the word *turn*:
VERB	motion	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
change	turn, change state	undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
stative	turn, become	undergo a change or development
motion	turn	cause to move around or rotate
change	turn, change by reversal, reverse	change to the contrary
motion	turn, move around	pass to the other side of
change	turn, grow	pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
contact	turn, release	let (something) fall or spill from a container
motion	turn	move around an axis or a center
motion	turn, turn over	cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
motion	turn	to send or let go
creation	turn, plow, plough	to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
contact	turn	shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
change	turn	change color / color
body	turn, twist, sprain, wrench, wrick, rick	twist suddenly so as to sprain
stative	turn	cause to change or turn into something different
social	turn	accomplish by rotating
possession	turn	get by buying and selling
motion	turn	cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
motion	turn	channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
contact	turn, flex, bend, deform, twist	cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form
contact	turn	alter the functioning or setting of
competition	turn	direct at someone
communication	turn, call on	have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
change	turn, sour, ferment, work	go sour / sour or spoil
change	turn	become officially one year older
NOUN	shape	turn, bend, crook, twist	a circular segment of a curve
act	turn, turning	the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
act	turn, play	(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession / succession
event	turn, turn of events, twist	an unforeseen development
event	turn, turning	a movement in a new direction
act	turn	the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
act	turn, twist	turning or twisting around (in place)
time	turn, go, spell, tour	a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
time	turn, bout, round	(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
communication	turn, act, routine, number, bit	a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
act	turn, good turn	a favor for someone
act	turn	taking a short walk out and back

turn pronunciation
Sounds	ter'n
Rhymes	adjourn ... yearn: 61 rhymes with ern...

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 1, shape
Meaning	A circular segment of a curve.
Synonyms	bend, crook, twist
Narrower	bight	A bend / bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
Broader	curve, curved shape	The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Spanish	curva, curvatura, giro, recodo, vuelta
Catalan	revolt

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of changing or reversing the direction of the course.
Example	"he took a turn to the right"
Synonym	turning
Narrower	diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation	A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern)
	kick turn	A standing turn made in skiing
	left	A turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east
	right	A turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
	stem turn, stem	A turn made in skiing
	swerve, swerving, veering	The act of turning aside suddenly
	telemark	A turn made in skiing
	three-point turn	The act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs
	version	manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery / delivery)
Broader	change of course	A change in the direction that you are moving
Spanish	giro
Catalan	gir
Verbs	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 3, act
Meaning	(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession / succession.
Example	"it is my turn"
Synonym	play
Category	game	A contest with rules to determine a winner
Narrower	attack	An offensive move in a sport or game / game / game
	bat, at-bat	(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
	down	(American football) a complete play to advance the football
	innings	The batting turn of a cricket player or team
	lead	The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
	move	(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
	ruff, trumping	(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
	start, starting	A turn to be a starter (in a game / game / game at the beginning)
	trick	(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players
Broader	activity	Any specific behavior
Catalan	torn

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 4, event
Meaning	An unforeseen development.
Example	"events suddenly took an awkward turn"
Synonyms	turn of events, twist
Broader	development	A recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Spanish	giro
Catalan	revolt, tomb
Verbs	turn	pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
	turn	undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
	turn	undergo a change or development

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 5, event
Meaning	A movement in a new direction.
Example	"the turning of the wind"
Synonym	turning
Narrower	return, coming back	The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	reversal, turn around	Turning in an opposite direction or position
	rotation, revolution, gyration	A single complete turn (axial or orbital)
	volution	A rolling or revolving motion
	yaw, swerve	An erratic deflection from an intended course
Broader	movement, motion	A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Spanish	giro
Verbs	turn	change to the contrary
	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
	turn	cause to move around or rotate
	turn	pass to the other side of

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 6, act
Meaning	The act of turning away or in the opposite direction.
Example	"he made an abrupt turn away from her"
Broader	change of direction, reorientation	The act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
Spanish	giro, vuelta
Catalan	gir, volta
Verbs	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 7, act
Meaning	turning or twisting around (in place).
Synonym	twist
Narrower	twiddle	A series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
Broader	rotation, rotary motion	The act of rotating as if on an axis
Spanish	giro, vuelta
Catalan	gir, tomb, volta
Verbs	turn	cause to move around or rotate

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 8, time
Meaning	A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else).
Synonyms	go, spell, tour
Broader	shift, work shift, duty period	The time period during which you are at work
Spanish	tanda, turno
Catalan	tanda, torn

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 9, time
Meaning	(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive.
Synonyms	bout, round
Category	sport, athletics	An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Part of	playing period, period of play, play	(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
Narrower	bottom, bottom of the inning	The second half of an inning
Narrower	top, top of the inning	The first half of an inning
Broader	part, section, division	One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 10, communication
Meaning	A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program.
Synonyms	act, routine, number, bit
Narrower	show-stopper, showstopper, stopper	An act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
Broader	performance, public presentation	A dramatic or musical entertainment
Spanish	acto, bit, número
Catalan	acte, bit, número

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 11, act
Meaning	A favor for someone.
Example	"he did me a good turn"
Synonym	good turn
Broader	favor, favour	An act of gracious kindness / kindness
Spanish	buena acción, favor

Englishturn: 38 senses noun 12, act
Meaning	Taking a short walk out and back.
Example	"we took a turn in the park"
Broader	walk	The act of walking somewhere
Spanish	paseo, vuelta
Catalan	passeig, tomb, volt

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 1, motion
Meaning	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Model	They turn the car down the avenue
Examples	"Turn towards me" "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face" "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
Entailed by	wind, wind up	coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
Entailed by	zigzag, crank	travel along a zigzag path
Narrower	about-face	Turn, usually 180 degrees
	avert, turn away	turn away or aside
	bend	change direction
	caracole	make a half turn on a horse, in dressage
	corkscrew, spiral	Move in a spiral or zigzag course
	corner	Turn a corner
	deflect	turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
	deflect, bend, turn away	Turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
	deviate, divert	Turn aside
	face	turn so as to face
	flip, flip over, turn over	turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
	flip, toss	lightly throw to see which side comes up
	gee	Turn to the right side
	gyrate, spiral, coil	To wind or move in a spiral course
	overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over	Turn from an upright or normal position
	pivot, swivel	turn on a pivot
	port	Turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship
	pronate	Turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
	roll, turn over	Move by turning over or rotating
	roll over	make a rolling motion or turn
	rotate, circumvolve	Cause to turn on an axis or center
	swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut	Turn sharply
	swing around, swing about, turn around	Turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
	turn away	Move so as not face somebody or something
	turn off	make a turn
	turn on a dime	Have a small turning radius
	turn out, splay, spread out, rotate	Turn outward
	twist	Turn in the opposite direction
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
See also	turn away	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
	turn back	retrace one's course
	turn to	speak to
Similar to	turn	Cause to move around or rotate
Spanish	girar, rotar, virar, voltear
Catalan	girar, rotar
Nouns	turn, turning	the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
	turn	the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
	turning, turn	a movement in a new direction

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 2, change
Meaning	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples	"We turned from Socialism to Capitalism" "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
Synonym	change state
Narrower	Frenchify	Become French in appearance or character
	acidify, acetify	Turn acidic
	alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify	Turn basic and less acidic
	be born	Come into existence through birth
	become, go, get	Enter or assume a certain state or condition
	better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate	Get better
	boil	Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
	break	crack
	burn, combust	Undergo combustion
	calcify	Turn into lime
	calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it	Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
	carbonize, carbonise	Turn into carbon, as by burning
	carbonize, carbonise, carburize, carburise	Unite with carbon
	carnify	Become muscular or fleshy
	catalyze, catalyse	change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
	chondrify	Turn into cartilage
	citrate	Cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
	close, shut	Become closed
	clot, coagulate	change from a liquid / liquid to a thickened or solid state
	cloud over	Become overcast
	coke	Become coke
	come to, revive, resuscitate	Return to consciousness
	conceive	Become pregnant
	concentrate	Make denser, stronger, or purer
	cool, chill, cool down	Loose heat
	cross-fertilize, cross-fertilise	Undergo cross-fertilization
	curdle, clabber, clot	Turn into curds
	denitrify	Remove nitrogen from
	die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain / sustain life
	disengage	Become free
	dissolve, fade out, fade away	Become weaker
	dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel	Provide with clothes or put clothes on
	emaciate	Grow weak and thin or waste away physically
	emancipate, liberate	Give equal rights to
	empty, discharge	Become empty or void of its content
	emulsify	form into or become an emulsion
	equilibrate	Bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
	erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate	start to burn or burst into flames
	esterify	change (a compound) into an ester
	etherify	change into an ether
	explode, burst forth, break loose	Be unleashed
	fall	Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
	fill, fill up	Become full
	fluctuate	Be unstable / unstable
	freeze	change to ice
	gain, put on	increase (one's body weight)
	get into, tangle with	Get involved in or with
	get worse, relapse	deteriorate in health
	heat, hot up, heat up	gain heat or get hot
	homogenize, homogenise	Become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing
	homogenize, homogenise	Break up the fat globules of
	integrate	Become one
	ionize, ionise	convert into ions
	liquefy	Become liquid
	open, open up	Become open
	ossify	Become bony
	overgrow	Become overgrown
	precipitate	separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
	react	Undergo a chemical reaction
	reduce, melt off, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down	Take off weight
	relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down	Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
	secularize, secularise	make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
	solvate	Undergo solvation or convert into a solvate
	sorb, take up	take up a liquid / liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
sour, turn, ferment, work	Go sour / sour or spoil
tense, tense up	Become tense, nervous, or uneasy
thicken, inspissate	Become thick or thicker
thin	Lose thickness
thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish	Make steady progress
thrombose	Become blocked by a thrombus
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken	stop sleeping
worsen, decline	Grow worse
zonk out, pass out, black out	Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
Broader	change	Undergo a change
See also	turn around	improve significantly
See also	turn off	cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
Similar to	become, turn	Undergo a change or development
Similar to	turn, grow	Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute
Spanish	convertirse, girar, rotar, transformarse
Catalan	convertir-se, girar, rotar, transformar-se
Nouns	turn	an unforeseen development
Nouns	turning	act of changing in practice or custom / custom

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 3, stative
Meaning	Undergo a change or development.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"The water turned into ice" "He turned traitor"
Synonym	become
Narrower	come, add up, amount	Develop into
	nucleate	form into a nucleus
	reduce, come down, boil down	Be the essential element
	suffocate, choke	Become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
Broader	transform, transmute, metamorphose	change in outward structure or looks
Similar to	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Similar to	turn	Cause to change or turn into something different
Spanish	convertir, hacerse, hacer, tornar, volverse
Catalan	canviar, convertir, esdevenir, fer tornar, transformar
Nouns	turn	an unforeseen development

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 4, motion
Meaning	Cause to move around or rotate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"turn a key" "turn your palm this way"
Narrower	port	put or turn on the left side, of a ship
	reorient	Cause to turn
	supinate	Turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Similar to	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Similar to	turn	Cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
Spanish	girar, rotar
Catalan	donar la volta, fer girar, girar, rotar
Nouns	turn	turning or twisting around (in place)
Nouns	turn	a movement in a new direction

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 5, change
Meaning	change to the contrary.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"the tides turned against him" "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
Synonyms	change by reversal, reverse
Narrower	commutate	reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
	correct, rectify, right	make right or correct
	desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate	Remove the consecration from a person or an object
	desynchronize, desynchronise	Cause to become desynchronized
	falsify	falsify / falsify / falsify / falsify knowingly
	interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
	metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify	change completely the nature or appearance of
	permute, commute, transpose	change the order or arrangement / arrangement of
	revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back	Go back to a previous state
	switch over, switch, exchange	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
	turn the tables, turn the tide	Cause a complete reversal of the circumstances
	undo	cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
Broader	change	Undergo a change
See also	turn off	cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
See also	turn on	cause to operate by flipping a switch
Spanish	invertir, revertir, trastocar
Catalan	capgirar, invertir
Nouns	turn	a movement in a new direction

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 6, motion
Meaning	Pass to the other side of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"turn the corner"
Synonym	move around
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
Spanish	doblar, girar
Catalan	girar
Nouns	turn	a movement in a new direction

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 7, change
Meaning	Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Model	John will turn angry
Example	"The weather turned nasty"
Synonym	grow
Narrower	bald	Grow bald
Narrower	turn	change color / color
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Similar to	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Spanish	tornar, volverse
Catalan	canviar, convertir-se, transformar-se
Nouns	turn	an unforeseen development

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 8, contact
Meaning	Let (something) fall or spill from a container.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"turn the flour onto a plate"
Synonym	release
Narrower	deflate	Release contained air or gas from
Narrower	throw	Throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
Broader	transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise	Send from one person or place to another
Spanish	girar

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 9, motion
Meaning	Move around an axis or a center.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Example	"The wheels are turning"
Narrower	revolve, go around, rotate	turn on or around an axis or a center
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Spanish	girar, revolverse, rotar, virar, voltear, volverse, volver
Catalan	fer giravolts, girar-se, girar, rotar, tombar-se, tombar, virar, voltejar

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 10, motion
Meaning	Cause to move around a center so as to show another side of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They turn the coin
Example	"turn a page of a book"
Synonym	turn over
Narrower	evert	turn inside out
Narrower	leaf	turn over pages
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Spanish	girar, rotar, virar, volver
Catalan	girar, rotar, tombar
Nouns	turner	cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 11, motion
Meaning	To send or let go.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"
Broader	send, direct	Cause to go somewhere

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 12, creation
Meaning	To break and turn over earth especially with a plow.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Example	"turn the earth in the Spring"
Synonyms	plow, plough
Category	farming, agriculture, husbandry	The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
Entails	dig, delve, cut into, turn over	Turn up, loosen, or remove earth
Narrower	harrow, disk	Draw a harrow over (land)
Narrower	ridge	plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
Broader	till	Work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
Spanish	arar, labrar, surcar
Catalan	llaurar, solcar

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 13, contact
Meaning	shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The girls turn the wooden sticks
Examples	"turn the legs of the table" "turn the clay on the wheel"
Broader	shape, form	Give shape or form to
Similar to	turn	accomplish by rotating
Spanish	tornear
Nouns	turner	a lathe operator
	turnery	products made on a lathe
	turnery	workshop where objects are made on a lathe

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 14, change
Meaning	change color / color.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
Broader	discolor, discolour, colour, color	change color, often in an undesired manner
Broader	turn, grow	Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 15, body
Meaning	Twist suddenly so as to sprain.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	Did he turn his foot?
Example	"I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
Synonyms	twist, sprain, wrench, wrick, rick
Broader	injure, wound	Cause injuries or bodily harm to
Spanish	descoyuntarse, dislocarse, girar, rotar, torcerse
Catalan	desconjuntar-se, dislocar-se, girar, rotar, torçar-se, torçar, tòrcer

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 16, stative
Meaning	Cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics / characteristics.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him" "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold"
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Similar to	become, turn	Undergo a change or development

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 17, social
Meaning	accomplish by rotating.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"turn a somersault" "turn cartwheels"
Broader	do, perform	Get (something) done
Similar to	turn	shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
Nouns	turner	a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 18, possession
Meaning	Get by buying and selling.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"the company turned a good profit after a year"
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Broader	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 19, motion
Meaning	Cause to move along an axis or into a new direction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"turn your face to the wall" "turn the car around" "turn your dance partner around"
Narrower	bring about	Cause to move into the opposite direction
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Similar to	turn	Cause to move around or rotate
Spanish	girar, rotar, virar
Catalan	girar, rotar

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 20, motion
Meaning	channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction" "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"
Narrower	take up	Turn one's interest to
Broader	send, direct	Cause to go somewhere

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 21, contact
Meaning	Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked / crooked or angular form.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"the strong man could turn an iron bar"
Synonyms	flex, bend, deform, twist
Entailed by	curl, curve, kink	form a curl, curve, or kink
Narrower	convolve, convolute	curl, wind, or twist together
	crank	bend into the shape of a crank
	gnarl	Twist into a state of deformity
	incurvate	Cause to curve / curve inward
	indent, dent	make a depression into
Broader	change shape, change form, deform	assume a different shape or form
Opposite	unbend	Free from flexure
Spanish	curvar, doblar, girar, rotar, torcer
Catalan	corbar, doblar, doblegar, encorbar, enroscar, girar, rotar, tòrçar, torçar, tòrcer, trenar

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 22, contact
Meaning	Alter the functioning or setting of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"turn the dial to 10" "turn the heat down"
Broader	operate, control	Handle and cause to function

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 23, competition
Meaning	direct at someone.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"She turned a smile on me" "They turned their flashlights on the car"
Broader	aim, take, train, take aim, direct	Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Spanish	dirigir

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 24, communication
Meaning	Have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Example	"She turned to her relatives for help"
Synonym	call on
Broader	appeal, invoke	request earnestly (something from somebody)
Spanish	suplicar

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 25, change
Meaning	Go sour / sour or spoil.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
Synonyms	sour, ferment, work
Caused by	ferment, work	Cause to undergo fermentation
Entailed by	brew	Prepare by brewing
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Similar to	ferment, work	Cause to undergo fermentation
Spanish	agrazarse, agriarse, amargar, asperear, avinagrarse, elaborar, fermentar
Catalan	acidificar, agrejar, agrir-se, amargar, asprejar, avinagrar-se, elaborar, fermentar, picar-se, repuntar-se

Englishturn: 38 senses verb 26, change
Meaning	Become officially one year older.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"She is turning 50 this year"
Broader	senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate	Grow old or older

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