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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reversal, turn aroundverb

    turning in an opposite direction or position

    "the reversal of the image in the lens"

  2. swing around, swing about, turn aroundverb

    turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically

    "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake"

  3. turn aroundverb

    improve dramatically

    "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"

  4. turn around, pick upverb

    improve significantly; go from bad to good

    "Her performance in school picked up"

Wiktionary

  1. turn aroundverb

    To physically rotate horizontally 360 degrees.

  2. turn aroundverb

    To change to the opposite direction from a previous position.

  3. turn aroundverb

    To reverse the expected outcome of a game, usually from a losing position to a winning one.

  4. turn aroundverb

    To reverse a trend, usually towards a more favorable outcome; to return (a business, department) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.

  5. turn aroundverb

    To be duplicitous.

  6. turn aroundverb

    To consider from a different viewpoint.

  7. turn aroundverb

    (often with a unit of time) To produce; to output; to generate

  8. turn aroundverb

    To effect a positive reversal of a trend.

  9. turn aroundverb

    To make a situation worse by trying to make it better.

Wikipedia

  1. Turn Around

    Turn Around is a song by British singer Conor Maynard from his debut studio album, Contrast. The song features vocals from American singer Ne-Yo. It was released as the album's third single as a digital download on 11 October 2012. The song was produced by Stargate and Benny Blanco, who also co-wrote it with Ne-Yo. This is another collaboration between StarGate and Benny Blanco, following such songs as Wiz Khalifa's "Work Hard, Play Hard" and Rihanna's "Diamonds".

ChatGPT

  1. turn around

    "Turn around" generally means to move or rotate in a circle or to change direction or reverse position, typically 180 degrees. It can also refer to a significant change or improvement in a situation or condition. In a more metaphorical sense, it can mean to change one's behavior, attitude, or approach to a situation. It is most commonly used in both literal and figurative contexts.

Wikidata

  1. Turn Around

    "Turn Around" is a 2001 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the only one which was released from the compilation album, Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits.

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    The turn around symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the turn around symbol and its characteristic.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn around in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn around in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of turn around in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Tan:

    A lot of people are looking at warm stack, as they hope that the market will turn around quickly, cold stack is on their mind... but they haven't given up hope yet.

  2. Rick Meckler:

    People are selling every rally that is based on the movement of oil, because by the end of the day it can turn around and be down another 5 percent.

  3. Steve Aoki:

    When they get caked in the face, the first thing they do is immediately turn around to make sure that everyone else saw that they got caked, it's a very bizarre thing. People don't get it.

  4. Kevin Starrett:

    I would have loved to see more students with the ability to turn around and send this son of a bitch back to the great beyond.

  5. Kimberly Graham:

    It's given me a lot of hope that things will turn around. That it is darkest before the light.


Translations for turn around

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  • التف حولهArabic
  • абарачацца, абараціцца, абярнуццаBelarusian
  • umdrehenGerman
  • γυρίζωGreek
  • girar, rotar, voltear, dar vueltaSpanish
  • kaikki, kääntää edukseen, toisinpäin, muuttaa mielensä, valmistaa, ympäri, pyörähtää, kääntääFinnish
  • retournerFrench
  • փոխելArmenian
  • girarsiItalian
  • 振り向くJapanese
  • omdraaienDutch
  • obrócić się, obracać sięPolish
  • virar, girar, rodar, dar a volta por cima, [[dar]] [[uma]] [[volta]]Portuguese
  • развернуться, измениться, разворачиваться, изменятьсяRussian

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