āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
turn over
/tËÉËn ËÉĘvÉ/
to turn over
[phrase form: turn]
01
āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to give something to someone
Ditransitive: to turn over sth to sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The athlete turned the trophy over to the next year's champion.
āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻĢāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to cause an object to flip from its normal position
Transitive: to turn over sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The clumsy waiter turned the tray over, causing a mess.
āĻ
āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2.1
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be flipped from an upright position
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the storm, the tree in our backyard turned over, exposing its roots.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to flip or rotate an object so that a different side is facing up
Transitive: to turn over sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Let 's turn over the record to listen to the B-side.
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ B-āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
3.1
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to rotate or change position and face a different direction
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With a gentle nudge, the bottle turned over on the table, and it began rolling over towards the edge.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻ ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻŦā§āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to stir the soil to enhance its quality for plants
Transitive: to turn over soil or gardening ground
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They turned over the garden beds in preparation for spring.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to engage in business activities that result in a specific amount of money
Transitive: to turn over merchandise or revenue
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The store turned over a considerable amount of inventory during the clearance sale.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of ball games) to lose control of the ball, resulting in a missed opportunity to score
Transitive: to turn over the ball
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The quarterback turned the ball over with an intercepted pass.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻĄ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
07
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create disorder in a space, often while searching for a specific item
Transitive: to turn over a space
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The burglars turned the house over in search of valuables.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§-āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻž
to carefully think about something
Transitive: to turn over an idea or thought
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The manager turned over the options for the new project.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
09
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to activate the engine of a vehicle or machine
Transitive: to turn over an engine
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Can you please turn over the lawnmower engine while I check the fuel level?
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨?
9.1
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of an engine) to continue running properly
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After a few attempts, the old lawnmower finally turned over and started.
āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
10
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to switch from one television channel to another
Dialect
British
BritishIntransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The remote control makes it easy to turn over without getting up from the couch.
āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
11
āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to attempt to steal from a location
Transitive: to turn over a place
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite increased security, robbers still turned the mansion over.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻĻ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
12
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to use something in a different way than it was initially designed or intended for
Transitive: to turn over a space
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company decided to turn over its vacant warehouse space for use as a creative workspace.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
13
āĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
(of a store) to sell existing goods and replace them with new items
Transitive: to turn over merchandise
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The store likes to turn its products over, selling the old ones to bring in new ones and keep things interesting for customers.
āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
