turn
Primary: verbCan function as: verb, noun, adjective, adverb
Exhibits high flexibility with zero derivation between verb and noun forms
๐ Pronunciation
/tษหn/
Syllables: turn
Stress: single syllable
Long vowel in British English, r-colored vowel in American English /tษn/
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Word Family
| Word Class | Forms |
|---|---|
| Verbs | turn, turned, turning |
| Nouns | turn, turner, turning |
| Adjectives | turned, turning |
| Adverbs | turnwise |
Many compound forms: turnover, turnaround, turnkey
๐ฏ Verb Forms
| Infinitive: | to turn |
| Base form: | turn |
| 3rd person singular: | turns |
| Past simple: | turned |
| Past participle: | turned |
| Present participle: | turning |
| Gerund: | turning |
๐ Meanings & Definitions
Noun Meanings
1
act of rotating or changing direction
Countability: countable
“Take a left turn at the intersection”
“The wheel made a complete turn”
Common collocations: sharp turn, take a turn, make a turn
Synonyms: rotation, revolution, spin
Antonyms: straightaway
neutralgeneral
2
opportunity or right to do something in sequence
Countability: countable
“It's your turn to wash the dishes”
“Wait for your turn”
Common collocations: take turns, wait one's turn
Synonyms: go, chance
neutralgeneral
Verb Meanings
1
to rotate or move around an axis
Aspect: action | Continuous: Yes
“The Earth turns on its axis”
“He turned the key in the lock”
Synonyms: rotate, revolve, spin
neutral
2
to change direction
Aspect: action | Continuous: Yes
“The car turned left at the corner”
“The milk turned sour”
Synonyms: change, shift, veer
neutral
๐ง Verb Patterns
turn + object
“She turned the page”
Note: Common with physical objects
turn + into + noun
“The prince turned into a frog”
Note: Used for transformation
Transitivity
Type: both
Passive possible: Yes
Passive examples:
“The page was turned”
“The milk was turned sour”
โ ๏ธ Common Errors
โ The car turned to leftโโ The car turned left/turned to the left
Preposition error with directions
Common for: Common in languages that require preposition with directions
Medium impact
โ It's my turn for speakโโ It's my turn to speak
Incorrect infinitive construction