Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [turn]
- /tɜrn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [turn]
- /tɜrn/
Definitions of unturnable word
- verb with object unturnable to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel. 1
- verb with object unturnable 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 unturnable to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg; to turn a person around. 1
- verb with object unturnable to bring the lower layers of (sod, soil, etc.) to the surface, as in plowing. 1
- verb with object unturnable 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 unturnable to change or alter the course of; divert; deflect: He turned the blow with his arm. 1
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Origin of unturnable
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 Unturnable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unturnable 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".
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