| VERB | motion | turn around, swing around, swing about | turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | turn around | improve dramatically | |
| change | turn around, pick up | improve significantly | |
| NOUN | event | turn around, reversal | turning in an opposite direction or position |
| Meaning | Turning in an opposite direction or position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | reversal | |
| Broader | turning, turn | A movement in a new direction |
| Spanish | inversión | |
| Catalan | inversió | |
| Verbs | turn around | turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically |
| Meaning | Turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" | |
| Synonyms | swing around, swing about | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | girarse | |
| Nouns | turn around | turning in an opposite direction or position |
| Meaning | Improve dramatically. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
| Meaning | Improve significantly; go from bad to good. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | pick up | |
| Broader | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate | Get better |
| See also | turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Spanish | mejorar | |
| Catalan | millorar | |
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