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5 VERB When you turn in a particular direction or turn a corner, you change the direction in which you are moving or travelling. □ [V prep/adv] Now turn right to follow West Ferry Road. □ [V n] The man with the umbrella turned the corner again. ● N‑COUNT Turn is also a noun. □  You can't do a right-hand turn here.

6 VERB The point where a road, path, or river turns , is the point where it has a bend or curve in it. □ [V prep/adv] …the corner where Tenterfield Road turned into the main road. [Also V ] ● N‑COUNT Turn is also a noun. □ [+ in ] …a sharp turn in the road.

7 VERB When the tide turns , it starts coming in or going out. □ [V ] There was not much time before the tide turned.

8 VERB When you turn a page of a book or magazine, you move it so that is flat against the previous page, and you can read the next page. □ [V n] He turned the pages of a file in front of him.

9 VERB If you turn a weapon or an aggressive feeling on someone, you point it at them or direct it at them. □ [V n + on ] He tried to turn the gun on me. □ [V n + on ] The crowd than turned their anger on the Prime Minister.

10 VERB If you turn to a particular page in a book or magazine, you open it at that page. □ [V + to ] To order, turn to page 236.

11 VERB If you turn your attention or thoughts to a particular subject or if you turn to it, you start thinking about it or discussing it. □ [V n + to ] We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company. □ [V + to ] We turn now to the British news.

12 VERB If you turn to someone, you ask for their help or advice. □ [V + to ] For assistance, they turned to one of the city's most innovative museums.

13 VERB If you turn to a particular activity, job, or way of doing something, you start doing or using it. □ [V + to/from ] These communities are now turning to recycling in large numbers.

14 VERB To turn or be turned into something means to become that thing. □ [V + into/to ] A prince turns into a frog in this cartoon fairytale. □ [V n + into ] …an ambitious programme to turn the country into a functioning democracy. [Also V n + to ]

15 V‑LINK You can use turn before an adjective to indicate that something or someone changes by acquiring the quality described by the adjective. □ [V adj] If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty, he will enlist the help of the police.

16 V‑LINK If something turns a particular colour or if something turns it a particular colour, it becomes that colour. □ [V colour] The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red. □ [V n colour] Her contact lenses turned her eyes green.

17 V‑LINK You can use turn to indicate that there is a change to a particular kind of weather. For example, if it turns cold, the weather starts being cold. □ [V adj] If it turns cold, cover plants.

18 N‑COUNT If a situation or trend takes a particular kind of turn , it changes so that it starts developing in a different or opposite way. □  The scandal took a new turn over the weekend. [Also + in ]

19 VERB [no passive] If a business turns a profit, it earns more money than it spends. [AM , BUSINESS ] □ [V n] The firm will be able to service debt and still turn a modest profit. in BRIT, use make , return 20 VERB When someone turns a particular age, they pass that age. When it turns a particular time, it passes that time. □ [V n] It was his ambition to accumulate a million dollars before he turned thirty.