Anyone who has been studying English for a long time, sooner or later has to deal with phrasal verbs, which at first are very difficult to remember. But gradually (taking into account hard study, of course) you will still remember all the main combinations, and this article will help in the development of one of them - the phrase verb turn. You only need to read carefully.
Verb meanings
Turn - “rotate (s), turn (s)”. The table also shows other meanings of this word.
| Phrasal verb | Values |
| to turn against | oppose / oppose |
| to turn (a) round | 1) turn, changing direction to the opposite; 2) to move someone or something, forcing to change the direction to the opposite; 3) make changes for the better |
| to turn somebody away | refuse to allow, do not allow |
| to turn away | deny help to anyone |
| to turn back | 1) fold a part of something so that it covers another part; 2) change plans; 3) return to the original position |
| to turn down | 1) reject (request, order, etc.); 2) reduce the amount of light, electricity, sound, heating, etc. |
| to turn in | 1) hand over someone (including himself) to the police; 2) exchange; 3) achieve excellent results; 4) go to bed |
| to turn into | change, turning into something else |
| to turn off | 1) turn off, cut down; 2) cause someone to boredom or dislike; 3) rotate, change direction |
| to turn on | 1) include; 2) attack (especially through criticism) someone; 3) have something in priority |
| to turn on the charm | float charm |
| to turn out | 1) come in order to watch or take part; 2) to produce something in large quantities and with a certain frequency; 3) have a certain result; 4) to be; 5) invert, invert; 6) force someone to leave a place |
| to turn over | 1) transmit (including control); 2) flip |
| to turn round | 1) turn something bad into something good; 2) consider, discuss on the other hand |
| to turn to | 1) focus on one thing (often on something new); 2) contact someone in order to get something (for example: advice, help) |
| to turn up | 1) arrive at the place; 2) suddenly appear; 3) show up, open up (about the possibility); 4) increase the amount of something (especially heating or sound) |
Sentences with the phrase verb turn
To better understand how the phrasal verb is used in speech, we offer several examples:
- Her own children turned against her. - Her own children rebelled against her.
- I turned around to see the owner of the voice. - I turned to see the one to whom this voice belonged.
- They turned into enemies despite being friends for so long. “They became enemies despite being friends for so long.”
- She suddenly turned up right behind me. - She suddenly appeared right behind me.
- I turned round everything he said so as to make his speech less stupid in our mother's eyes. “I turned everything inside out that he said to make his speech less stupid in the eyes of our mother.”
Phrase verb turn: exercises
Exercise # 1. Match the phrasal verb with its translation.
| Job Number | Phrasal verb | Letter of translation option | Transfer |
| 1 | to turn over | a | produce |
| 2 | to turn up | b | switch off |
| 3 | to turn out | in | flip |
| 4 | to turn to | g | attack anyone |
| 5 | to turn into | d | refuse help |
| 6 | to turn away | e | turn anyone, anything into anyone, anything |
| 7 | to turn off | well | appear suddenly |
| 8 | to turn on | s | refer to someone, anything |
Exercise number 2. Match the phrasal verb turn with its translation.
| Job Number | Phrasal verb | Letter of translation option | Transfer |
| 1 | to turn against | a | include |
| 2 | to turn (a) round | b | come back, turn back |
| 3 | to turn back | in | turn around |
| 4 | to turn down | g | Come to participate or just watch |
| 5 | to turn in | d | to benefit |
| 6 | to turn on | e | rebel or rebel against |
| 7 | to turn out | well | decrease, decrease, lower |
| 8 | to turn round | s | return |
The answers to the exercises are suggested below.
Exercise number 1.
| Job Number | Correct answer |
| 1 | in |
| 2 | well |
| 3 | a |
| 4 | s |
| 5 | e |
| 6 | d |
| 7 | b |
| 8 | g |
Exercise number 2.
| Job Number | Correct answer |
| 1 | e |
| 2 | in |
| 3 | b |
| 4 | well |
| 5 | s |
| 6 | a |
| 7 | g |
| 8 | d |
We hope that now you can confidently use the phrase verb turn.