turn around
turn
ˈtɜrn
tērn
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ə
ē
round
raƊnd
rawnd
/ˈtɜːn əˈraʊnd/
turn round

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "turn around"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to turn around
[phrase form: turn]
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause a significant and positive change in something
Transitive: to turn around an activity or business
to turn around definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete turned around his performance with intensive training.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāϟāϟāĻŋ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāύ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ, āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to change your position so as to face another direction
Intransitive
to turn around definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When he heard his name, he turned around.
āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻļ⧁āύāϞ, āϏ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to achieve surprising success or improvement through a significant and positive change
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The project started to turn around as team members embraced a more collaborative approach.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāϰāĻž āφāϰāĻ“ āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϘ⧁āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“, āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“

to cause something to face the opposite or a different direction
Transitive: to turn around sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The gardener decided to turn around the potted plants to ensure that each side received equal sunlight.
āĻŽāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ—āĻŽāϞāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āϖ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻĨ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

to change the expected outcome, especially in a game or situation, and make it go in a different direction
Transitive: to turn around an expected outcome
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A last-minute decision turned the business deal around for both parties.
āĻļ⧇āώ āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšāϤāĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ⧇āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause someone to feel confused or lost
Transitive: to turn around sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The contradictory statements turned the listeners around, generating uncertainty.
āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻļā§āϰ⧋āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšāϤāĻŦ⧁āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇, āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to produce something whether it be an idea, product, or result
Transitive: to turn around a product
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The workshop turned around a massive order of handmade pottery.
āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻļāĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to change the original meaning or purpose of something
Transitive: to turn around sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The marketing team turned the product's image around with a rebranding effort.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āϟāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āϏāĻš āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ⧇āϰ āχāĻŽā§‡āϜ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āφāϏāĻž

turning in an opposite direction or position
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ