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about turn
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Princeton's WordNet
about-face, about turnnoun
act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
Wiktionary
about turnnoun
Of a formation of soldiers, to reverse the direction in which they are facing; an about face.
about turnnoun
A complete change of opinion, direction, etc.
about turnverb
To turn to face the opposite direction.
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about turn
An about turn refers to a complete reversal of direction or point of view. It can be used in both a literal and a metaphorical sense. Literally, it can refer to turning 180 degrees so that you are facing the opposite way. Metaphorically, it can refer to a sudden change in one's opinion, position, or policy on an issue. This term originates from military use, where it was a command to turn and face the opposite direction.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of about turn in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of about turn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of about turn in a Sentence
My sister didn't breach security, she made a U-turn and she was ultimately gunned down, there shouldn't have been a chase to begin with.
A couple decades ago, the rate of hepatitis C infections increased and that in turn is being reflected in liver cancer rates.
We can't leave the country, people can't come in, and we end up periodically in lockdowns, which cost a friggin' fortune, people have been accepting that this is a diabolically difficult situation, but once we start watching the rest of the world open up, we're going to turn to anger over the way things like vaccines have been rolled out here.
Randy can't take a film job, he had to turn down the Cannes Film Festival last year. We can't proceed with our life.
Sure, some of my skin is loose, but I can hug another person, taste delicious foods, walk for miles and play in the sand. These are gifts I still have, if you can turn your negative thinking around and focus on what's good, you have a lot more energy.
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