turn



turn (away) (from someone or something)

to turn oneself to avoid someone or something. She turned away from me as I walked past, pretending not to see me. She turned from Ken and ran.

turn

1. in. to go over to the other side, as with a spy or a criminal turning into an informer. (Underworld.) Is there a chance that Bart would turn?
2. tv. to corrupt someone; to turn someone to a life of crime. Pete was trying to turn a young kid.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
VreniFRE-neeGerman
Ballesteros[bælə'steərɔs]
Yevgeniyev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-neeRussian
Atwood['ætwud]
Menelaus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Short[ʃɔ:t]