turn to

turn to
phrasal verb
Word forms "turn to":
present tense I/you/we/they turn to he/she/it turns to present participle turning to past tense turned to past participle turned to
1)
a) turn to someone
[transitive] to go to someone for help when you are having difficulty dealing with a situation

I'm sorry, but I had no one else to turn to.

There are plenty of people you can turn to for advice.

b) turn to something to start to do or to use something in an attempt to help yourself when you are having difficulty dealing with a situation
turn to crime/drink/drugs:

He turned to drugs after his wife left him.

2) turn to something
[linking verb] same as turn into 1)

Shock at the killings quickly turned to anger.

3) turn something to something
[transitive] same as turn into 1)

Roads were turned to mud by days of rain.

4)
a) turn something to someonesomething
[transitive] to direct your attention, thoughts etc towards someone or something

It is time he turned his mind to more serious problems.

b) turn to something
[transitive] to start thinking about or discussing something

Let's turn to more important matters now.

5) turn to something
[transitive] to start doing something new or different from what you were doing before

Karras, the ex-football star who later turned to acting

6) turn to something
[transitive] to look for a particular page in a book

Turn to page 17 for our prices.

7) turn to something
[transitive] same as turn into

The minutes turned to hours and still no one came.


English dictionary. 2014.

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