turn round English

Meaning turn round meaning

What does turn round mean?

turn round verb

— (intransitive) To revolve or rotate around a centre.

— (intransitive) To turn so as to be facing in the opposite direction.

— (intransitive) To change one's opinion or attitude (especially when becoming hostile etc.).

— (transitive, archaic) To make revolve, rotate.

— (transitive) To put into an opposing position; to reverse.

— (transitive) To make (a ship, airplane etc.) ready for departure.

— (transitive, colloquial) To process; to complete work on (something), especially with a view to sending it on in a finished state.

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turn round English » English

turn

turn around

revolve

go round

reverse

whirl

change

turn over

turn back

return

turn one’s head

run

rotate

make a circuit

invert

working

vertiginate

veer

turn up-side down

turn right about

turn on

turn away

turn about

travel

take

swivel

switch on

start-up

stagger

spin

speak

shuffle

shake

send back

running

roll about

roll

resend

repent

relay

reel

pivot

operation

operating

obvert

move to and fro

move round

mix

mingle

look round