turn

noun, verb (turn, turns, turned, turning)

«turn» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns. tree →
To turn means to change direction: turn left. tree →
A turn is your chance to do something in a game or in order: it's your turn. tree →
To turn means to become: the leaves turn red; she turned 9 (became 9 years old). tree →
To turn a page is to move it to see the next one. tree →
A turn is a movement around: a quarter turn, a half turn, a full turn. tree →
To turn something on means to switch it on, like a light or a machine. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: turns in a game, turning pages, turns of a wheel; angles: a quarter turn is 90 degrees, a half turn 180, a full turn 360; clockwise and anticlockwise; «turned 9» gives an age. Everyday: take turns, turn on/off the light, turn up (arrive), turn down (say no or make quieter). Safety: wait your turn, turn off the tap.

Examples

Each player has 3 turns. tree →
She turned 20 pages. tree →
The wheel makes 10 turns a minute. tree →
Tom turned 9 last week. tree →
A quarter turn is a right angle. tree →
Take turns on the swing. tree →
Turn left at the corner. tree →
Please turn off the lights when you leave. tree →
In autumn the leaves turn orange. tree →
"Let's turn it on," she said. tree →

Note

Countable noun; regular verb. Turns are counted; «turned 9» gives an age. A full turn is 360 degrees. «It is her turn» carries no number. Trap: «turn» (rotate) and «tern» (a sea bird) sound the same.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, "turn" often describes changing direction on a journey, and God "turning" from anger means He holds back from punishing.

Interpretation. Tradition links turning from wrong to teshuvah, "return" or repentance, which is a central idea of the High Holy Days.

Examples

'Ye have compassed this mountain long enough; turn you northward. (Torah DEU.2.3, JPS 1917) tree →
and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; (Torah GEN.27.44, JPS 1917) tree →
Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people. (Torah EXO.32.12, JPS 1917) tree →
Doth one turn away, and not return? (Prophets JER.8.4, JPS 1917) tree →
He that pursueth words, they turn against him. (Writings PRO.19.7, JPS 1917) tree →
When I would turn the captivity of My people, (Prophets HOS.6.11, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «turn» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«turn» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «turn» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«turn» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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