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# turn

noun, verb (turn, turns, turned, turning)

«turn» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#m1)
2. To turn means to change direction: turn left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#m2)
3. A turn is your chance to do something in a game or in order: it's your turn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#m3)
4. To turn means to become: the leaves turn red; she turned 9 (became 9 years old). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#m4)
5. To turn a page is to move it to see the next one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#m5)
6. A turn is a movement around: a quarter turn, a half turn, a full turn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#m6)
7. To turn something on means to switch it on, like a light or a machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#m7)

### In the lessons

Maths: turns in a game, turning pages, turns of a wheel; angles: a quarter turn is 90 degrees, a half turn 180, a full turn 360; clockwise and anticlockwise; «turned 9» gives an age. Everyday: take turns, turn on/off the light, turn up (arrive), turn down (say no or make quieter). Safety: wait your turn, turn off the tap.

### Examples

- Each player has 3 turns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x1)
- She turned 20 pages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x2)
- The wheel makes 10 turns a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x3)
- Tom turned 9 last week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x4)
- A quarter turn is a right angle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x5)
- Take turns on the swing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x6)
- Turn left at the corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x7)
- Please turn off the lights when you leave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x8)
- In autumn the leaves turn orange. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x9)
- "Let's turn it on," she said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/#x10)

### Note

Countable noun; regular verb. Turns are counted; «turned 9» gives an age. A full turn is 360 degrees. «It is her turn» carries no number. Trap: «turn» (rotate) and «tern» (a sea bird) sound the same.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, "turn" often describes changing direction on a journey, and God "turning" from anger means He holds back from punishing.

**Interpretation.** Tradition links turning from wrong to teshuvah, "return" or repentance, which is a central idea of the High Holy Days.

### Examples

- 'Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward. (Torah DEU.2.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x1)
- and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; (Torah GEN.27.44, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x2)
- Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people. (Torah EXO.32.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x3)
- Doth one turn away, and not return? (Prophets JER.8.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x4)
- He that pursueth words, they turn against him. (Writings PRO.19.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x5)
- When I would turn the captivity of My people, (Prophets HOS.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun; regular verb. Turns are counted; «turned 9» gives an age. A full turn is 360 degrees. «It is her turn» carries no number. Trap: «turn» (rotate) and «tern» (a sea bird) sound the same.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «turn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turn.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «turn» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/turn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turn» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/turn.html) on Mova free.