# turn around

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
2. To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).
3. To reverse an expected outcome (of a game, etc.), usually from a losing outcome to a winning one; to return (a business, department, etc.) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.
4. To convert (an agent) to work for one's own side.
5. To suddenly change or reverse one's opinion, point of view, stated position, behaviour, etc.
6. To consider from a different viewpoint.
7. (often with a unit of time) To produce; to output; to generate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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