'To turn into' definitions:
Definition of 'To turn into'
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- Turn \Turn\ (t[^u]rn), v. i.
- 1. To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel. [1913 Webster]
- The gate . . . on golden hinges turning. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support; to hinge; to depend; as, the decision turns on a single fact. [1913 Webster]
- Conditions of peace certainly turn upon events of war. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To result or terminate; to come about; to eventuate; to issue. [1913 Webster]
- If we repent seriously, submit contentedly, and serve him faithfully, afflictions shall turn to our advantage. --Wake. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To be deflected; to take a different direction or tendency; to be directed otherwise; to be differently applied; to be transferred; as, to turn from the road. [1913 Webster]
- Turn from thy fierce wrath. --Ex. xxxii. 12. [1913 Webster]
- Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways. --Ezek. xxxiii. 11. [1913 Webster]
- The understanding turns inward on itself, and reflects on its own operations. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To be changed, altered, or transformed; to become transmuted; also, to become by a change or changes; to grow; as, wood turns to stone; water turns to ice; one color turns to another; to turn Muslim. [1913 Webster]
- I hope you have no intent to turn husband. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Cygnets from gray turn white. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe; as, ivory turns well. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) To become acid; to sour; -- said of milk, ale, etc. [1913 Webster] (b) To become giddy; -- said of the head or brain. [1913 Webster]
- I'll look no more; Lest my brain turn. --Shak. [1913 Webster] (c) To be nauseated; -- said of the stomach. [1913 Webster] (d) To become inclined in the other direction; -- said of scales. [1913 Webster] (e) To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to ebb; -- said of the tide. [1913 Webster] (f) (Obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (Print.) To invert a type of the same thickness, as temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted. [1913 Webster]
- To turn about, to face to another quarter; to turn around.
- To turn again, to come back after going; to return. --Shak.
- To turn against, to become unfriendly or hostile to.
- To turn aside or To turn away. (a) To turn from the direct course; to withdraw from a company; to deviate. (b) To depart; to remove. (c) To avert one's face.
- To turn back, to turn so as to go in an opposite direction; to retrace one's steps.
- To turn in. (a) To bend inward. (b) To enter for lodgings or entertainment. (c) To go to bed. [Colloq.]
- To turn into, to enter by making a turn; as, to turn into a side street.
- To turn off, to be diverted; to deviate from a course; as, the road turns off to the left.
- To turn on or To turn upon. (a) To turn against; to confront in hostility or anger. (b) To reply to or retort. (c) To depend on; as, the result turns on one condition.
- To turn out. (a) To move from its place, as a bone. (b) To bend or point outward; as, his toes turn out. (c) To rise from bed. [Colloq.] (d) To come abroad; to appear; as, not many turned out to the fire. (e) To prove in the result; to issue; to result; as, the crops turned out poorly.
- To turn over, to turn from side to side; to roll; to tumble.
- To turn round. (a) To change position so as to face in another direction. (b) To change one's opinion; to change from one view or party to another.
- To turn to, to apply one's self to; to have recourse to; to refer to. "Helvicus's tables may be turned to on all occasions." --Locke.
- To turn to account, profit, advantage, or the like, to be made profitable or advantageous; to become worth the while.
- To turn under, to bend, or be folded, downward or under.
- To turn up. (a) To bend, or be doubled, upward. (b) To appear; to come to light; to transpire; to occur; to happen. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To turn into'
- By turns,
- In turn,
- To a turn,
- To be turned of,
- To turn about,
- To turn again,
- To turn against,
- To turn down,
- To turn in,
- To turn off,
- To turn on,
- To turn out,
- To turn over,
- To turn to,
- To turn under,
- To turn up,
- Turn,
- Turn and turn about,
- Turned,
- Turning,
- about turn,
- turn about,
- turn down,
- turn in,
- turn into,
- turn off,
- turn on,
- turn out,
- turn over,
- turn to,
- turn up,
- turned off,
- turned on,
- turned out,
- turned up,
- By-turning,
- Engine turning,
- Flange turning,
- Good turn,
- Ill turn,
- Quarter turn,
- Round turn,
- Sea turn,
- Series turns,
- Table turning,
- To take turns,
- To turn a corner,
- To turn a flange,
- To turn a penny,
- To turn adrift,
- To turn aside,
- To turn away,
- To turn back,
- To turn head,
- To turn in the mind,
- To turn round,
- To turn tail,
- To turn the back,
- To turn the back on,
- To turn the balance,
- To turn the brain of,
- To turn the corner,
- To turn the dice,
- To turn the die,
- To turn the edge of,
- To turn the head of,
- To turn the point of,
- To turn the scale,
- To turn the stomach of,
- To turn the tables,
- To turn tippet,
- To turn to account,
- To turn to advantage,
- To turn to flight,
- To turn to profit,
- To turn turtle,
- To turn upon,
- To turn upside down,
- Toll turn,
- Turn bench,
- Turn buckle,
- Turn cap,
- Turn of life,
- Turn screw,
- Turn-out,
- Turning bridge,
- Turning engine,
- Turning lathe,
- Turning pair,
- Turning point,
- kick turn,
- stem turn,
- take turns,
- toss and turn,
- turn a loss,
- turn a profit,
- turn a trick,
- turn around,
- turn aside,
- turn away,
- turn away from,
- turn back,
- turn indicator,
- turn inside out,
- turn of events,
- turn of expression,
- turn of phrase,
- turn of the century,
- turn on a dime,
- turn red,
- turn signal,
- turn tail,
- turn the corner,
- turn the other cheek,
- turn the tables,
- turn the tide,
- turn the trick,
- turn thumbs down,
- turn turtle,
- turn up the heat,
- turn up the pressure,
- turn upside down,
- turn-on,
- turned around,
- turning away,
- Quarter turn belt,
- Re-turn,
- To bring up with a round turn,
- To turn King's evidence,
- To turn Queen's evidence,
- To turn State's evidence,
- To turn a cold shoulder to,
- To turn a hostile army,
- To turn an honest penny,
- To turn one's coat,
- To turn one's goods,
- To turn one's hand to,
- To turn one's money,
- To turn over a new leaf,
- To turn the back on one,
- To turn the back upon,
- To turn the enemy's flank,
- Turn-buckle,
- Turn-outs,
- Turn-sick,
- Turning and boring mill,
- ampere-turn,
- turn a blind eye,
- turn a nice dime,
- turn a nice dollar,
- turn a nice penny,
- turn one's stomach,
- turn over a new leaf,
- u-turn,
- well-turned,
- To bring up any one with a round turn,
- To turn around one's finger,
- three-point turn