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n.
change of direction
direction
1) to make, negotiate a ~ (to negotiate a difficult ~)
2) to take a ~ (the conversation took an interesting ~)
3) a left; right; sharp ~; U-~ (to make a U-~)
4) a ~ to (a ~ to the right)
proper order, opportunity
5) to take one's ~
6) to take ~s at; with (we took ~s with them standing/at standing guard)
7) to wait one's ~
8) smb.'s ~ comes (my ~ came)
9) smb.'s ~ to + inf. (it's my ~ to drive)
10) by ~s
11) in ~; out of ~
change
12) to take a ~ (the situation took a ~ for the better)
13) a dramatic; favorable; unexpected; unfavorable ~ (events took a dramatic ~ for the worse)
14) at the ~ (of the century)
short walk
15) to take a ~ (let's take a ~ around/round the park)
shock
16) to give smb. a ~ (the revelation gave me quite a ~)
misc.
17) at every ~ ('on every occasion'); to do smb. a good ~ ('to do smb. a favor')
II
v.
1) ('to change direction') to ~ abruptly, sharply
2) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ against ('to become antagonistic towards'); ('to make antagonistic towards') (to ~ against one's friends; what ~ed him against us?)
3) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ for; to ('to resort to') (she had to ~ to her family for help)
4) ( d ; intr. ) ('to shift') to ~ from; to (let's ~ from this topic to a more pleasant one; to ~ to a new field)
5) ( D ; intr. ) ('to change direction') to ~ into, onto (to ~ into a side street)
6) ( d ; intr. , tr. ) to ~ into, to ('to be converted, transformed into'); ('to convert, transform into') (caterpillars ~ into butterflies; freezing water ~s into ice; his love ~ed to hate; they ~ed the meeting into a brawl; the incident ~ed her into a better person)
7) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ off ('to leave') (to ~ off the main road)
8) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on ('to attack') (to ~ on smb. in anger)
9) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on, upon ('to depend, hinge on') (everything ~s on the judge's interpretation of the law)
10) ( D ; intr. ) ('to change direction') to ~ to (to ~ to the right)
11) ( d ; intr. ) ('to direct one's attention, efforts') to ~ to (to ~ to a new subject; she ~ed to the study of art)
12) ( d ; tr. ) ('to direct') to ~ to, towards (to ~ one's attention to a new problem; ~ your face towards the mirror; you should not ~ your back to the audience)
13) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ towards ('to face') (~ towards me)
14) ( N ; used with an adjective) ('to cause to become') we ~ ed the dog loose; worry ~ed her hair gray
15) ( S ) to ~ traitor; she ~ ed pale
16) ( misc. ) to ~ one's back on smb. ('to reject smb.') ( see the Usage Note for grow )