turn - phrasal verb Flashcards
(10 cards)
-turn on somebody: [attack ]
turn somebody on: (informal) [excited]
turn somebody on (to something):(informal) interested
turn on something [no passive]
1/ depend on
2/to have something as its main topic
turn something on: start
turn on somebody: to attack somebody suddenly and unexpectedly:The dogs suddenly turned on each other./Why are you all turning on me (= criticizing or blaming me)?
turn somebody on: (informal) to make somebody excited or interested, especially sexually: Jazz has never really turned me on./She gets turned on by men in uniform.
turn somebody on (to something):(informal) to make somebody become interested in something or to use something for the first time: He turned her on to jazz.
turn on something [no passive]
1/to depend on something:Much turns on the outcome of the current peace talks.
2/to have something as its main topic:The discussion turned on the need to raise standards.
turn something on: to start the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.: to turn on the heating/I’ll turn the television on.
Turn (something) off :
turn off | turn off something: [no passive] to leave a road in order to travel on another:
turn off: (informal) to stop listening to or thinking about somebody/something:
turn somebody off: make somebody feel bored
turn something off: to stop
Turn (something) off :
turn off | turn off something: [no passive] to leave a road in order to travel on another: Is this where we turn off?/The jet began to turn off the main runway.
turn off: (informal) to stop listening to or thinking about somebody/something: I couldn’t understand the lecture so I just turned off.
turn somebody off: to make somebody feel bored or not interested: People had been turned off by both candidates in the election.
turn something off: to stop the flow of electricity, gas, water, etc. by moving a switch, button, etc.:to turn off the light/They’ve turned off the water while they repair a burst pipe.
Turn down something:
turn somebody/something down: to reject
turn something down: to reduce./ + adj.
Turn down something:
turn somebody/something down: to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it: Why did she turn down your invitation?/He has been turned down for ten jobs so far.
turn something down: to reduce the noise, heat, etc. produced by a piece of equipment by moving its controls:Please turn the volume down./ + adj. He turned the lights down low.
turn over
1/engine
2/TV
turn something over
1/ turn (sb/sth) something : change position
2/ to think
3/ (of a shop)
4/ (informal) to steal
5/ business
turn over
1/If an engine turns over, its parts move in order to make the engine start running:
When I put the key in the ignition it turns over, but it won’t start.
2/to change to a different television station:
This programme’s boring - can I turn over to BBC2?/ We turned over to watch the news.
turn something over
1/ turn (sb/sth) something : to make something change position so that the other side is facing towards the outside or the top: : Turn your paper over when the timer starts./ If you turn over you might find it easier to get to sleep./Brown the meat on one side, then turn it over and brown the other side.
2/ to think about something carefully: She kept turning over the events of the day in her mind. / His father had been turning the idea over in his mind for some time.
3/ (of a shop) to sell goods and replace them: A supermarket will turn over its stock very rapidly.
4/ (informal) to steal from a place: Burglars had turned the house over.
5/ to do business worth a particular amount of money in a particular period of time: The company turns over £3.5 million a year.
Turn around (something):
1/turn around | turn somebody/something around: to change position
2/turn around | turn something around : successful
3/prepare for return journey.
Turn around (something):
1/turn around | turn somebody/something around: (also turn round, turn somebody/something round especially in British English): to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make somebody/something do this: Turn around and let me look at your back./I turned my chair around to face the fire.
2/turn around | turn something around (also turn round, turn something round especially in British English): if a business, economy, etc. turns around or somebody turns it around, it starts being successful after it has been unsuccessful for a time: He has spent years turning around the company’s performance
3/3/prepare a ship or aircraft for its return journey.
“cleanliness also shortens the time it takes to turn a ship around”
Turn away: to move your face
turn someone away: not enter a place
(turn away from something) to refuse to accept or to use something any longer
Turn away: to move your face so you are not looking at something:When they show an operation on TV, I have to turn away.
turn someone away: to not allow someone to enter a place:They turned us away at the entrance because we didn’t have tickets.
(turn away from something) to refuse to accept or to use something any longer
Many shoppers turned away from products that were not environmentally friendly.
turn into
1/ turn (from something) into something : to become something:
2/turn somebody/something (from something) into something: to make somebody/something become something:
turn into
turn (from something) into something : to become something: Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare./In one year she turned from a problem child into a model student.
turn somebody/something (from something) into something: to make somebody/something become something:Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man./The prince was turned into a frog by the witch.
turn against somebody | turn somebody against somebody: stop being friendly
turn against somebody | turn somebody against somebody:to stop or make somebody stop being friendly towards somebody: She turned against her old friend./After the divorce he tried to turn the children against their mother.
Turn in:
turn somebody in: (informal) to take somebody to the police
turn something in
1/to give back something
2/(especially North American English) to give something
3/to achieve
Turn in:
turn somebody in: (informal) to take somebody to the police or somebody in authority because they have committed a crime:She threatened to turn him in to the police./He decided to turn himself in.
turn something in
1/to give back something that you no longer need: You must turn in your pass when you leave the building.
2/(especially North American English) to give something to somebody in authority: They turned in a petition with 80 000 signatures./I haven’t even turned in Monday’s work yet.
3/to achieve a score, performance, profit, etc.:The champion turned in a superb performance to retain her title.
Turn (something) up
turn up
1/to be found,
2/ (of a person) to arrive
3/ (of an opportunity) to happen
turn something up 1/to increase the sound, heat, etc. of a piece of equipment: Could you turn the TV up?/ + adj. The music was turned up loud. 2. to find something: 3. (clothes)
Turn something upside down:
1/to make a place untidy
2/\a lot of changes
Turn (something) up
turn up
1/to be found, especially by chance, after being lost: Don’t worry about the letter—I’m sure it’ll turn up.
2/ (of a person) to arrive:We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she never turned up.
3/ (of an opportunity) to happen, especially by chance: He’s still hoping something (= for example, a job or a piece of luck) will turn up.
turn something up
1/to increase the sound, heat, etc. of a piece of equipment: Could you turn the TV up?/ + adj. The music was turned up loud.
2. to find something: Our efforts to trace him turned up nothing.
3. (FOLD)to make a piece of clothing or part of a piece of clothing shorter, by folding the material and sewing it into position: You could always turn the sleeves up.
Turn something upside down:
1/to make a place untidy while you’re looking for something; The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues.
2/ to cause a lot of changes in a bad way: His sudden death turned her world upside down.
