Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn to

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables: turn -to
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

With to as particle

verb

With to as particle:

Intransitive verb

verb

With to as preposition:

Intransitive verb

verb

With to as preposition:

Transitive verb

verb

With to as preposition:

verb

With to as preposition:

verb

With to as preposition:

verb

With to as preposition:

Example Sentences

"All hands, turn to!"
""No; because when I come in from the forge of a night, any one can see me turning to at it. But you never turn to at it, Biddy.""
"Near-synonyms: (intransitive) get, turn, go, come, fall, grow, wax; (reflexive) make [oneself], make [oneself] into"
"all things turn to dust"
"Iron turns to rust in the presence of air and water."
"Near-synonyms: (transitive) make, make into"

Usage

Inflected Forms

turns to (present, singular) turning to (participle, present) turned to (participle, past) turned to (past)

Synonyms

turn into convert change transform get turn go come fall grow wax make

Questions

What does turn to mean?: With to as particle

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