turn

Where “turn” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
2. 2
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
3. 3
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
4. 4
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
5. 5
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
6. 6
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
7. 7
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
8. 8
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
9. 9
   To make a non-linear physical movement.
10. 10
    To make a non-linear physical movement.
11. 11
    To make a non-linear physical movement.
12. 12
    To change condition or attitude.
13. 13
    To change condition or attitude.
14. 14
    To change condition or attitude.
15. 15
    To change condition or attitude.
16. 16
    To change condition or attitude.
17. 17
    To change condition or attitude.
18. 18
    To change condition or attitude.
19. 19
    To change condition or attitude.
20. 20
    To change condition or attitude.
21. 21
    To change condition or attitude.
22. 22
    To change condition or attitude.
23. 23
    To change condition or attitude.
24. 24
    To change condition or attitude.
25. 25
    To change condition or attitude.
26. 26
    To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
27. 27
    To complete.
28. 28
    To make (money); turn a profit.
29. 29
    Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
30. 30
    To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
31. 31
    To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
32. 32
    To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
33. 33
    To translate.
34. 34
    To magically or divinely repel undead.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁-der. Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornōbor. Proto-West Germanic *turnēn Old English turnian ▲ Latin tornō Old French tornerbor. Middle English turnen English turn From Middle English turnen, from Old English turnian, tyrnan (“to turn, rotate, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *turnēn (“to turn, lathe”) (also the source of German turnen and its derivatives) and Old French torner (“to turn”), both from Latin tornāre (“to round off, turn in a lathe”), from tornus (“lathe”), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “turning-lathe: a tool used for making circles”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist, bore”). Cognate with Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist, wind”), whence English throw. Displaced native Middle English wenden from Old English wendan (see wend), and Middle English trenden from Old English trendan (see trend), among several other terms.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: trun,tturn,tunr,turnn,turrn,utrn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of turn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Frequently Asked Questions