"turn" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /tɜːn/ [UK], /tɝn/ [US] Audio: en-us-turn.ogg [US] Forms: turn [canonical], turns [third-person, singular], turned [past], turned [past, participle], turning [present, participle]
enPR: tûrn [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To face a different direction
    Sense id: simple-turn-en-verb-InDqeCzy
  2. If something turns a certain way, it becomes that way.
    Sense id: simple-turn-en-verb-vd17hQA- Categories (other): Verbs
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