'turn to' definitions:
Definition of 'turn to'
(from WordNet)
verb
Speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" [syn: address, turn to]
verb
Direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"
Synonyms of 'turn to'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accept,
- advert to,
- alter into,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt,
- attend to,
- be aware of,
- be converted into,
- be engrossed in,
- become,
- begin,
- blast away,
- blast off,
- bring into play,
- buckle to,
- change into,
- come round to,
- commence,
- convert to use,
- dive in,
- dive into,
- drink in,
- embark in,
- embark upon,
- endeavor,
- engage in,
- enlist into service,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- evolve into,
- fall back upon,
- fall into,
- fall to,
- get busy,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get to,
- get under way,
- get with it,
- give heed to,
- give mind to,
- give thought to,
- go about,
- go ahead,
- go at,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go to it,
- go upon,
- have at,
- have recourse to,
- head into,
- hop to it,
- impress,
- jump off,
- jump to it,
- kick off,
- lapse into,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- light into,
- look to,
- melt into,
- move into,
- not forget,
- open into,
- pass into,
- pay attention to,
- pay regard to,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- plunge into,
- proceed to,
- put in requisition,
- recur to,
- refer to,
- resort to,
- revert to,
- ripen into,
- run into,
- sail into,
- see to,
- send off,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set in,
- set out,
- set sail,
- set to,
- set to work,
- settle into,
- shift into,
- start,
- start in,
- start off,
- start out,
- tackle,
- take off,
- take on,
- take to,
- take up,
- turn into,
- turn to use,
- undertake,
- venture upon,
- wade into
Words containing 'turn to'
- 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 into,
- 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 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