turn (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 38
def change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
examples Turn towards me
The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 4 Something is ----ing PP
Outgoing links
Verb Group turn
Hypernym move
Derivationally related form turn → turn; turn → turn; turn → turning
Derivationally related form turn → turn; turn → turning
Also see turn → turn back; turn → turn to
Also see turn → turn away
Hyponym twist; flip, flip over, turn over; turn on a dime; roll, turn over; roll over; swing around, swing about, turn around; flip, toss; port; face; turn off; turn away; gee; about-face; caracole; corner; overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over; bend; swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut; deflect; deflect, bend, turn away; avert, turn away; turn out, splay, spread out, rotate; rotate, circumvolve; pivot, swivel; gyrate, spiral, coil; corkscrew, spiral; deviate, divert; pronate
Incoming links
Derivationally related form turn → turn; turn → turn; turning → turn
Derivationally related form turning → turn; turn → turn
Hypernym twist; flip, flip over, turn over; turn on a dime; roll, turn over; roll over; swing around, swing about, turn around; flip, toss; port; face; turn off; turn away; gee; about-face; caracole; corner; overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over; bend; swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut; deflect; deflect, bend, turn away; avert, turn away; turn out, splay, spread out, rotate; rotate, circumvolve; pivot, swivel; gyrate, spiral, coil; corkscrew, spiral; deviate, divert; pronate
Entailment wind, wind up; zigzag, crank
Hyponym move
Verb Group turn

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