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- [turn on, awn]
- /tɜrn ɒn, ɔn/
- /tɜːn ɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [turn on, awn]
- /tɜrn ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of turn on words
- verb with object turn on to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 1
- verb with object turn on to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a jar. 1
- verb with object turn on to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg; to turn a person around. 1
- verb with object turn on to bring the lower layers of (sod, soil, etc.) to the surface, as in plowing. 1
- verb with object turn on to change the position of, by or as if by rotating; move into a different position: to turn the handle one notch. 1
- verb with object turn on to change or alter the course of; divert; deflect: He turned the blow with his arm. 1
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Origin of turn on
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (v.) Middle English turnen, partly continuing Old English turnian, tyrnan < Latin tornāre to turn in a lathe, round off (derivative of tornus lathe < Greek tórnos tool for making circles), partly < Old French torner, t(o)urner < Latin, as above; (noun) Middle English, partly derivative of the v., partly < Anglo-French *torn, t(o)urn; Old French tor, t(o)ur < Latin tornus, as above
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Parts of speech for Turn on
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turn on popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
turn on usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turn on
verb turn on
- activate — If a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.
- activize — to make active
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
Antonyms for turn on
verb turn on
- choke back — If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- corking — excellent
- crack down — If people in authority crack down on a group of people, they become stricter in making the group obey rules or laws.
- damping — moistening or wetting
See also
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