I.
noun
1 act of turning sb/sth around
ADJECTIVE
▪ complete , full , half , quarter
▪
It slowly spun for three complete ~s.
▪
a full ~ of the handle to the right
▪ 90-degree , 180-degree , etc.
▪ quick
▪
a quick ~ of his head
▪ slight
▪
He quickly gives the handle a slight ~.
VERB + TURN
▪ give sth
▪
Give the knob a ~.
2 change of direction
ADJECTIVE
▪ left , left-hand , right , right-hand
▪ abrupt , sharp , tight
▪
Tinker makes the tight ~s look easy.
▪ wide
▪ sudden
▪ three-point (see also U-turn )
▪ handbrake ( BrE )
▪ flip ( AmE ) (in swimming)
▪
Every time she did a flip ~, she made a large splash.
VERB + TURN
▪ do , make , negotiate
▪
She stopped talking as she negotiated a particularly sharp ~.
▪ execute
▪
Syd executed each ~ perfectly.
PHRASES
▪ at every ~ ( figurative )
▪
At every ~ I met with disappointment.
▪ a ~ to the left , a ~ to the right
▪
He made a sudden ~ to the right.
▪ twists and ~s ( figurative )
▪
It's impossible to follow all the twists and ~s of the plot.
3 ( esp. AmE ) bend/corner in a road ⇨ See also ↑ turning
ADJECTIVE
▪ next
▪ wrong
▪ hairpin ( AmE ), tight
▪
The car skidded around a hairpin ~.
▪
There was a screech as the car rounded a tight ~.
VERB + TURN
▪ make , take
▪
He took a wrong ~ and ended up on the coast road.
▪ miss
▪ approach , enter , round
▪
Slow down as you enter the ~
PHRASES
▪ a ~ on the left , a ~ on the right
▪
Take the next ~ on the right.
▪ twists and ~s
▪
a road full of twists and ~s
4 time when you must or may do sth
VERB + TURN
▪ have , take
▪
Can I have a ~?
▪
I'll take a ~ making the dinner—you have a rest.
▪
The children took ~s on the swing.
▪ miss
▪
If you can't put any cards down you have to miss a ~.
▪ give sb
▪
Give Sarah a ~ on the swing.
▪ await , wait
▪
Be patient and wait your ~!
▪ come to
▪
By the time it came to my ~ to sing, I was very nervous.
TURN + VERB
▪ come
▪
When my ~ finally came, I was shaking with nerves.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ (= one after the other)
▪
They gave their names in ~.
▪ in sb's ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
She had not been friendly to Pete and he, in his ~, was cold to her when she came to stay.
▪ out of ~ (= before or after your turn)
▪
Batista had batted out of ~.
5 change
ADJECTIVE
▪ abrupt , sudden
▪
He seems to have taken an abrupt career ~ with his new movie.
▪ dramatic , remarkable
▪ decisive , drastic , radical
▪
Schuler's life took a radical ~ when he became obsessed with horses.
▪ different , new
▪ interesting
▪
The video market took an interesting ~ in the mid 1980s.
▪ bizarre , ironic , odd , shocking , strange , surprising , unexpected
▪
The trial has taken an even more bizarre ~ today.
▪
Events took a surprising ~.
▪ ugly , unfortunate
▪
The battle took an unfortunate ~.
▪ downward
VERB + TURN
▪ take
▪
Her career took an unexpected ~ when she moved to Vancouver.
▪ mark , signal
▪
It marks a major ~ in this presidency.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~ , by ~s
▪
This movie is by ~ ( = alternately ) terrifying and very funny.
▪ on the ~ (= changing)
▪
Our luck is on the ~.
PHRASES
▪ take a ~ for the better , take a ~ for the worse
▪
I'm afraid Grandma has taken a ~ for the worse.
▪ a ~ of events
▪
In a dramatic ~ of events she took the company into her own hands.
II.
verb
Turn is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ attention , ↑ expression , ↑ face , ↑ head , ↑ key , ↑ leaf , ↑ luck , ↑ mood , ↑ road , ↑ route , ↑ stomach , ↑ street , ↑ tide , ↑ traffic light , ↑ weather , ↑ wheel
Turn is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ankle , ↑ attention , ↑ bend , ↑ boat , ↑ conversation , ↑ corner , ↑ degree , ↑ dial , ↑ energy , ↑ eye , ↑ face , ↑ focus , ↑ gaze , ↑ handle , ↑ head , ↑ hip , ↑ ignition , ↑ informer , ↑ key , ↑ knob , ↑ lock , ↑ page , ↑ phrase , ↑ profit , ↑ screw , ↑ sight , ↑ soil , ↑ spotlight , ↑ stomach , ↑ talent , ↑ tap , ↑ thought , ↑ tide , ↑ traitor , ↑ wheel , ↑ wrath