Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

withturn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: with-turn
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn around; turn back or away.

Archaic; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"But God of Justyce had withturnd that fate, Which where hit ought, lyght on hys proper pate. (please add an English translation of this quotation)"
"[…] and is yet looking down to see if there be any that withturne from their iniquities, and seek after him, and he will pardon them."
"Towns them ingulf, and late where Towers did stand, Now nought remaineth but a Waste of Sand: Withturning Eddys Seas sink under Ground, And in their floting Depths are Valleys found; […]"
"But God of justice had withturned that fate, Which, where it ought, light on his proper pate."

Etymology

From Middle English withturnen. By surface analysis, with- + turn.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: withturnen

Usage

Inflected Forms

withturns (present, singular) withturning (participle, present) withturned (participle, past) withturned (past)

Questions

What does withturn mean?: To turn around; turn back or away.
Where does withturn come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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