Base verb
Phrasal verbs with turn
The verb turn combines with 13 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
13 phrasal verbs · 21 meanings
turn about
1 sense- Reverse direction by 180°
turn around
2 senses- Move so you face the other direction
- Improve a situation that was failing
turn aside
1 sense- Stop doing one thing in order to do something else briefly
turn away
2 senses- Refuse to allow someone to enter
- Move your face or eyes from someone or something
turn back
1 sense- Reverse to an earlier state
turn down
3 senses- Reject or refuse an offer or request
- Lower the volume, heat or intensity of a device
- Fold or pull bedding so it is ready to sleep in
turn in
1 sense- Go to bed for the night
turn off
1 sense- Deactivate a device
turn on
1 sense- Activate a device
turn out
1 sense- Happen in a particular way or have a particular result
turn over
4 senses- Rotate so that the other side faces up
- Hand a person or thing to authorities
- (of a business) generate a particular amount of revenue
turn round
1 sense- Pivot to face a different direction
turn up
2 senses- Increase the setting on a machine or device
- Appear, often unexpectedly
Practice the turn family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of turn with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.