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turn

noun

/tɜːrn/

[countable]

time

the time when somebody in a group of people should or is allowed to do something

When it's your turn, take another card.
Please wait your turn.
somebody's turn to do something Whose turn is it to cook?
Steve took a turn driving while I slept.
If you can't put any cards down you have to miss a turn.

of road/vehicle

a change in direction in a vehicle

Make a left/right turn into West Street.
turn to the left/right He made a sudden turn to the right.

movement

an act of turning somebody/something around

Give the handle a few turns.
The engine started with the first turn of the key.

change

an unusual or unexpected change in what is happening

a surprising turn of events
His health has taken a turn for the worse (= suddenly got worse).
Events took a dramatic turn in the weeks that followed.
by turns The book is, by turns, funny and very sad.

performance

a short performance or piece of entertainment such as a song, etc.

Everyone got up on stage to do a turn.

walk

(old-fashioned) a short walk

We took a turn around the park.

illness

(old-fashioned) a feeling of illness

a funny turn (= a feeling that you may faint)
Grandma had one of her turns.

Word OriginOld English tyrnan, turnian (verb), from Latin tornare, from tornus ‘lathe’, from Greek tornos ‘lathe, circular movement’; probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French turner. The noun (Middle English) is partly from Anglo-Norman French tourn, partly from the verb.

Idioms

at every turn

everywhere or every time you try and do something
- At every turn I met with disappointment.
- Her ideas were blocked at every turn.

done to a turn

cooked for exactly the right amount of time

give somebody a turn

(old-fashioned) to frighten or shock somebody
- You gave me quite a turn, creeping up on me like that!

(do somebody) a good turn

(to do) something that helps somebody
- Well, that's my good turn for the day.

in turn

one after the other in a particular order
- The children called out their names in turn.
as a result of something in a series of events
- Increased production will, in turn, lead to increased profits.

not do a hand’s turn

(old-fashioned) to do no work
- She hasn't done a hand's turn all week.

one good turn deserves another

(saying) you should help somebody who has helped you

on the turn

(especially British English) going to change soon
- His luck is on the turn.

out of turn

if you do something out of turn, you do it when you are not supposed to be the next person to do something
- Batista had batted out of turn.
- I'm writing to you out of turn because I have some very important news.

serve your/its turn

(British English) to be useful for a particular purpose or period of time

speak/talk out of turn

to say something that you should not because it is the wrong situation or because it offends somebody

take turns (doing something/in doing something/to do something)

(British English also take it in turns)

if people take turns or take it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other to make sure it is done fairly
- The male and female birds take turns in sitting on the eggs.
- We take it in turns to do the housework.
- The kids took turns on the swing.

the turn of the century/year

the time when a new century/year starts
- It was built at the turn of the century.
- The team are unbeaten since the turn of the year.

a turn of mind

a particular way of thinking about things

a turn of phrase

a particular way of describing something
- He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase.

a turn of the screw

an extra amount of pressure, cruelty, etc. added to a situation that is already difficult to bear or understand

a turn of speed

a sudden increase in your speed or rate of progress; the ability to suddenly increase your speed
- He put on an impressive turn of speed in the last lap.
- The kangaroo has a fast turn of speed.
- For a small car it has a good turn of speed.

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