"turn the page" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-turn the page.ogg [Australia] Forms: turns the page [present, singular, third-person], turning the page [participle, present], turned the page [participle, past], turned the page [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn the page (third-person singular simple present turns the page, present participle turning the page, simple past and past participle turned the page)
  1. (idiomatic) To move on to new involvements or activities; to make a fresh start. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-turn_the_page-en-verb-dtbovWPG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To proceed to the next page in a book. Related terms: change the channel, turn over a new leaf
    Sense id: en-turn_the_page-en-verb-7bJ6zV3I Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

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