verb
Meaning 1
With to as particle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
turn to
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verb
Meaning 2
With to as particle:
To apply oneself; to focus; to get one's head down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- All hands, turn to!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
With to as preposition:
To become.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Near-synonyms: (intransitive) get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax; (reflexive) make [oneself], make [oneself] into
- all things turn to dust
- Iron turns to rust in the presence of air and water.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: turn into, convert, change, transform, get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax, make, make into
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
With to as preposition:
To cause (something or someone) to become.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Near-synonyms: (transitive) make, make into
- He turned water to wine.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: turn into, convert, change, transform, make, make into
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
With to as preposition:
To consult for advice or help.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- When I'm in trouble, I turn to my pastor to help me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: run to, look to
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
With to as preposition:
To start to do or to use something in an attempt to deal with a difficult and unpleasant situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Breakups can be incredibly difficult, but one may wish to seek therapy rather than turn to drugs.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
With to as preposition:
To direct one's attention or efforts toward something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- In 1939 he turned to films in earnest.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
With to as preposition:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Turn to the left up here.
- To start my homework, I had to turn to page twenty in my textbook.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 9
direct one's interest or attention towards; go into
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
- People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 10
speak to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He addressed the crowd outside the window
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: address
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: communicate, intercommunicate
Narrower terms: ask, address, call
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: muuttua — to become
- German: sich verwandeln in — to become
- Spanish: convertirse en — to become
- Spanish: tornarse en — to become
- Turkish: dönüşmek — to become
- Finnish: kääntyä jonkun puoleen — to consult for advice
- Finnish: kysyä neuvoa — to consult for advice
- German: sich wenden an — to consult for advice
- Italian: rivolgersi — to consult for advice
- Polish: zwracać się — to consult for advice
- Polish: zwrócić się — to consult for advice
- Spanish: acudir a — to consult for advice
- Spanish: recurrir a — to consult for advice
- Swedish: vända sig till — to consult for advice