turn in
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "He turned in his paperwork to the main office."
- "The actors turned in a formulaic performance."
- "The thief finally turned himself in at the police station."
- "My nosy next-door neighbor turned me in for building my garage without a permit."
- "I'm tired, so I think I'll turn in early tonight."
- ""Landlord," said I, "tell him to stash his tomahawk there, or pipe, or whatever you call it; tell him to stop smoking, in short, and I will turn in with him. But I don't fancy having a man smoking in bed with me. It's dangerous. Besides, I aint insured." This being told to Queequeg, he at once complied, and again politely motioned me to get into bed—rolling over to one side as much as to say—I wont touch a leg of ye. "Good night, landlord," said I, "you may go." I turned in, and never slept better in my life."