TURN TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of TURN TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

turn to somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ turn )

1 . to try to get help, advice, or sympathy from someone:

I don’t know who to turn to.

The Namibian government turned to South Africa for help.

2 . to start to do or use something new, especially as a way of solving a problem:

Many people here are turning to solar power.

turn to drink/crime/drugs etc

addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit

3 . turn (something) to something to become a different quality, attitude, form of a substance etc, or to make something do this:

Our laughter turned to horror as we realized that Jody was really hurt.

When water turns to steam, it expands.

A sudden storm turned the earth to mud.

4 . to look at a particular page in a book:

Turn to page 655 for more information.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.