"turn about" meaning in English

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "turns about",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turning about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turned about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turned about",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To revolve."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, intransitive) To revolve."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To reverse one's position; to turn round."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "turn round",
          "turn round"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, intransitive) To reverse one's position; to turn round."
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew viij:",
          "text": "Jesus tourned him about, and behelde her saynge: Doughter be off goode comforte, thy fayth hath made the safe.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn (oneself) around."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, reflexive) To turn (oneself) around."
      ],
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        "obsolete",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To change or reverse the position of."
      ],
      "id": "en-turn_about-en-verb-PJXY22wh",
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To change or reverse the position of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To turn (something) one way and then another; to move about."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To turn (something) one way and then another; to move about."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "turn about"
}

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      "name": "en-adv"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Synonym of turn and turn about"
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          "word": "turn and turn about"
        }
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    }
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  "word": "turn about"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "turn abouts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turns about",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Alternative spelling of turnabout"
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        "(rare) Alternative spelling of turnabout"
      ],
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  "word": "turn about"
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    {
      "form": "turning about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "turned about",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "turned about",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To revolve."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, intransitive) To revolve."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reverse one's position; to turn round."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turn round",
          "turn round"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, intransitive) To reverse one's position; to turn round."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English reflexive verbs",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew viij:",
          "text": "Jesus tourned him about, and behelde her saynge: Doughter be off goode comforte, thy fayth hath made the safe.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn (oneself) around."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, reflexive) To turn (oneself) around."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To change or reverse the position of."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reverse",
          "reverse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To change or reverse the position of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn (something) one way and then another; to move about."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To turn (something) one way and then another; to move about."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "turn about"
}

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of turn and turn about"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turn and turn about",
          "turn and turn about#English"
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      "synonyms": [
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          "word": "turn and turn about"
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  "word": "turn about"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "turn abouts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "turns about",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "turnabout"
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        "English terms with rare senses"
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        "Alternative spelling of turnabout"
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        "(rare) Alternative spelling of turnabout"
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