VERB | communication | turn to, address | speak to |
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change | turn to | direct one's interest or attention towards |
Meaning | speak to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonym | address | |
Narrower | address, call | greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name |
Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
See also | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
Spanish | dirigirse | |
Catalan | anomenar, dir |
Meaning | direct one's interest or attention towards; go into. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium" | |
Spanish | antender | |
Catalan | atendre, parar atanció |
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