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Phrasal verbs starting with "turn"

21 phrasal verbs use this verb

turn about
B2

To face the opposite direction; to reverse one's position, opinion, or course of action.

turn against
B1

To become hostile or disloyal toward someone or something one previously supported or liked.

turn around
A2

To rotate to face the opposite direction; to reverse a negative situation; to process and complete something.

turn aside
B2

To move or look to one side; to deflect or reject something; to deviate from a course.

turn away
B1

To refuse to allow someone in or to help them; to rotate so as to face away from something.

turn back
A2

To stop going forward and return in the direction you came from; to prevent someone from proceeding.

turn down
A2

To reduce the level of something (volume, heat, etc.); to refuse or reject an offer, request, or person.

turn forth
C1

To send, drive, or cause someone/something to go outward; to produce or emit.

turn in
B1

To submit or hand over something; to report someone to the police or authorities; to go to bed.

turn in on oneself
C1

To become inwardly focused, withdrawn, or self-absorbed, often as a response to difficulty or anxiety.

turn into
A2

To change and become something different in nature, form, or character.

turn off
A2

To stop a device or supply by using a switch or tap; to cause someone to lose interest or attraction; to leave a road by turning.

turn on
A2

To start a device by operating its switch; to suddenly attack or become hostile; to excite or arouse interest or desire.

turn out
A2

To result in a particular way; to attend or gather at an event; to produce or manufacture something; to switch off a light.

turn over
B1

To flip something to the other side, or to transfer control/possession to someone else.

turn round
B1

To face or move in the opposite direction, or to reverse a situation.

turn to
B1

To seek help or comfort from someone, or to start doing something different.

turn together
C1

To rotate or move simultaneously in the same direction or at the same time.

turn under
C1

To fold or plow something downward and beneath a surface.

turn up
B1

To arrive, especially unexpectedly; or to increase the level of something like volume or heat.

turn upon
C1

A formal/literary variant of 'turn on': to suddenly attack or criticize someone, or to depend entirely on something.