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- [turn]
- /tɜrn/
- /tɜːn/
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- [turn]
- /tɜrn/
Definitions of turned word
- verb with object turned to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 1
- verb with object turned 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 turned to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg; to turn a person around. 1
- verb with object turned to bring the lower layers of (sod, soil, etc.) to the surface, as in plowing. 1
- verb with object turned 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 turned to change or alter the course of; divert; deflect: He turned the blow with his arm. 1
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Origin of turned
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 Turned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
turned 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".
turned usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for turned
adj turned
- altered — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- askant — askance
- askew — Something that is askew is not straight or not level with what it should be level with.
- aslant — at a slant
- awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
adjective turned
- acetose — Sour like vinegar; acetous.
- acidulated — Simple past tense and past participle of acidulate.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- everted — Simple past tense and past participle of evert.
- incurved — Turned inwards.
noun turned
- acidified — Simple past tense and past participle of acidify.
- cambered — Having camber.
- chorded — Simple past tense and past participle of chord.
- circled — Simple past tense and past participle of circle.
- corkscrewed — Simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew.
verb turned
- addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- banked — A banked stretch of road is higher on one side than the other.
- beetled — Projecting over.
- came — Came is the past tense of come.
- cartwheeled — Simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel.
Top questions with turned
- turned down for what?
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