TURNED | ケンブリッジ英語辞典の定義

TURNED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of turned in English turned Add to word list Add to word list past simple and past participle of turn turn verb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / tɜːn / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / tɝːn / turn verb ( GO ROUND ) B2 [ I or T ] to ( cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line : turn on The earth turns on its axis once every 24 hours . She turned on her toes , holding out her skirt . turn (around) The wheels started to turn (around). Turn the steering wheel as quickly as you can. She turned the doorknob and quietly opened the door . Slowly, I turned the door handle . [ T ] to perform a movement in which your body moves around in a circle : turn a somersault She turned a full somersault in the air . turn cartwheels They turned cartwheels down the catwalk . There was no air conditioning , just a ceiling fan turning slowly . I heard someone turn a key in the lock . She turned the handle and slowly opened the door . We watched as the sails of the windmill slowly started to turn. When this wheel turns, it makes those big stones turn which grind the grain into flour . Revolving, rotating and spinning around around and around idiom backspin birl centrifugal reel revolving rotary rotate rotation rotational spin spiral swim swing swizzle twirl twirling twirly underspin See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Gymnastics turn verb ( CHANGE DIRECTION ) A2 [ I or T ] to ( cause to) change the direction in which you are facing or moving : Turn right at the traffic lights . twist and turn The path twists and turns for the next half mile . We have to turn down/into/up the next road on the right . Plants tend to turn towards the source of light . She turned to face him. turn on your heel He turned on his heel (= turned quickly to face the opposite direction ) and left the room . turn to The person on my left turned to me and whispered "Not another speech !" turn your back (on) His wife tried to speak to him, but he turned his back (on her)/ (= moved so that his back, not his face , was towards her to show his anger ) . turn away (from) She turned away (from him) to hide her tears . the tide turns At about three o'clock, the tide started to turn (= the sea started to come closer to or move away from the beach ) . He turned his head to me to listen . turn something round I'll just turn the car round and go back the way we came. We watched until the car had turned (= gone around) the corner . turn something on someone The army turned their guns on (= pointed them at and started to shoot at) the protesters . [ I , I or T ] In cricket , if a ball turns, it changes direction suddenly when it hits the ground : On this pitch , the ball turns and our batsmen have had to learn a new technique The totals became lower as the day wore on, and the ball turned more. Follow the road for two kilometres , then turn left . The sight was so horrible that I had to turn away. He would always turn and wave at the end of the street . The intruders turned and ran as the police shone their torches full on them. The plane turned northwards . Changing direction about turn! idiom about-face bear branch branch off phrasal verb break decoy do an about-face do an about-turn excursive excursively flippy regear reverse slew someone's back is turned idiom swerve turn (something) around phrasal verb turn off phrasal verb wheel See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cricket turn verb ( CHANGE POSITION ) B1 [ I or T ] to move , or to move an object or page , so that a different side or surface is on the top : Now turn the page , please , and start work on Exercise 2. turn something over She turned the vase over to look for the price . He turned over two or three pages . turn over She put out the light , turned over (= rolled in order to face in another direction ) and went to sleep . turn to Now turn to (= open the book at) page 23 and look at the first paragraph . The car spun off the road , turned over twice and came to rest in a field . That painting is upside-down - turn it the other way, quick ! It's time to turn the cassette over - that side's finished . Turn the cushion the other way up, so that the stain doesn't show. He keeps turning the pages , but I don't think he can actually be reading it that quickly . Changing direction about turn! idiom about-face bear branch branch off phrasal verb break decoy do an about-face do an about-turn excursive excursively flippy regear reverse slew someone's back is turned idiom swerve turn (something) around phrasal verb turn off phrasal verb wheel See more results » turn verb ( BECOME ) B2 [ L , I or T usually + adv/prep ] to ( cause to) become , change into, or come to be something: The weather has suddenly turned cold . When I refused to pay , he turned nasty . She turned pale and started to shiver . The mood of the meeting turned solemn when the extent of the problem became known . The companies worked well together for a while, but eventually the relationship turned sour (= became bad ) . Keele, pop star turned business tycoon , has launched a new range of cosmetics . turn something into/to something The dry weather turned the soil into/to concrete . By the end of September , the leaves have started to turn (= become brown ) . turn from something to something Her attitude turned from politely interested to enthusiastic during the course of our conversation . to become become My arm was becoming more and more painful. get It’s getting dark now. grow Tempers had been growing more and more frayed during the evening. go My hair is going white. turn The sky turned black. See more results » turn 16, 50, etc. C1 to become a particular age : She turned 18 last year . See more turn ten o'clock, nine o'clock, etc. UK C1 to become a particular time : It's just turned ten o'clock. See more He started to turn grey in his mid-forties. We're planning to turn the smallest bedroom into an office . The situation could turn nasty at any moment . He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional . You make wine by leaving grape juice to ferment until all the sugar has turned to alcohol . Changing about turn! idiom about-face alterable altered alternate ambidextrous churn goalpost make an about-face make an about-turn make something into something phrasal verb malleable meta mutate retool reversible reversibly revolutionize rollback transcribe See more results » turn verb ( SWITCH ) A2 [ I or T , usually + adv/prep ] to use a control to switch a piece of equipment or a power or water supply on or off, or to increase or reduce what it is producing : turn something off/out I got into bed , turned off/out the light , and fell asleep . turn something on Who turned the TV on? turn something down I asked him to turn down the heating . turn something up Turn the sound up - I can't hear what they're saying. turn off The heater turns off (= can be switched off) using this switch . Could you turn the light off, please ? To turn the television on, you just push this button . The bath is running over - quick , turn the taps off. Are you comfortable or shall I turn the heat down? The electricity has been turned off. Electricity & electronics anti-static bitstream brown out phrasal verb brownout capacitance flick glitch hydro impulse induction lineman lossless lossy low-wattage magneto thermoelectric thermoelectricity thermomagnetic tidal power transmission tower See more results » turn verb ( TWIST ) turn your ankle old-fashioned to damage the muscles in the foot by suddenly twisting it too strongly : She turned her ankle on the rocks and had to hobble back to camp . See more turn verb ( WOOD ) [ T ] engineering specialized to shape a piece of wood while it is attached to a machine that spins it: a turned bowl Building: carpentry & joinery barn raising beading bevel beveled cabinetmaker framer fretsaw gimlet intarsia jigsaw joiner joinery plane sand sandpaper sawdust seasoned shelve stringer woodwork See more results » Idioms not turn a hair there's no turning back turn a blind eye turn a deaf ear turn your back on something turn your back on someone turn your hand to something turn someone's head turn your nose up turn something on its head turn over a new leaf turn someone's stomach turn ( something ) upside down turn tail turn the corner turn the other cheek turn the spotlight on something turn the tables on someone Phrasal verbs turn (someone) against someone/something turn around turn something around turn away turn someone away turn (someone) back turn something/someone down turn in turn someone in turn something in turn (someone/something) into someone/something turn off (something) turn someone off turn something on turn on someone turn on something turn someone on turn someone on to something turn out turn something out turn someone out turn over turn (something) over turn over something turn something over turn somewhere/something over turn something over to someone turn someone over to someone turn round turn something round turn to someone/something turn to something turn (something) to something turn up (somewhere) turn up turn something up (Definition of turned from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Browse turnbuckle BETA turncoat turndown turndown service turned Turner's syndrome turning turning circle turning point More meanings of turned turn U-turn well turned well-turned tumble turn turn left turn nasty See all meanings turn against someone/something phrasal verb turn something around phrasal verb turn someone away phrasal verb turn down something phrasal verb turn into something phrasal verb turn in phrasal verb turn in something/someone phrasal verb See all phrasal verb meanings be beautifully, well, etc. turned out phrase Word of the Day flex UK Your bro