verb / noun
turn
TURN/tɜːrn/
A change in orientation.
The woman turns the round door handle with her hand.
Etymology
Latin tornare described shaping an object while rotating it on a lathe. That concrete workshop action supplies the central image of movement around an axis or fixed point.
In context
… we can certainly now turn right and try the next direction …
More examples
- Turn left at the next street.
- Give the lid a quarter turn.
- He turned his head toward the window.
Forms
turn · turns · turned · turning