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Princeton's WordNet

  1. address, turn toverb

    speak to

    "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

  2. turn toverb

    direct one's interest or attention towards; go into

    "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

Wiktionary

  1. turn toverb

    to become, to degenerate into.

  2. turn toverb

    to consult for advice

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  1. turn to

    "Turn to" is a phrase that generally means to seek help, advice, or information from someone or something. It can also mean to start doing or dealing with something, often as part of a series or process. It can additionally refer to changing one's direction or position towards a certain point. The specific meaning can vary depending on the context it is used in.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn to in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turn to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of turn to in a Sentence

  1. Kirsten Bridegan:

    It was difficult to watch Jared go through constant court battles when all he wanted was to focus on being the best husband and father he could be, the parties struggle to resolve issues between themselves and tend to turn to the court for resolution.

  2. Howard Keel:

    Success can be harder to take than failure in a lot of ways. It brings with it a responsibility. You have to learn that all the highs don't last forever. For every high, there's a corresponding low. It's why young kids often go to pieces. When they get so popular they can't go out of their hotel rooms, that's when they turn to drugs. Success can be very dangerous, very heady.

  3. sivuyile mqxekwa:

    People who turn to not take me serious unconsciously neglect the future and by so doing their actions from then bears consequential results for both their ignorance and their state of unconsciousness.

  4. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus:

    It is now the EU's turn to fulfill its responsibilities. I believe it will act in line with the deal as Turkey has done so much for it. Cancellation of the deal is not on our agenda, and we will continue to do our part for the deal to succeed, the drop in the number of refugees arriving in Europe is clear evidence that Turkey is taking the deal seriously.

  5. Lou Vickery:

    Nothing average ever stood as a monument to progress. When progress is for a partner it doesn't turn to those who believe that they are only average. It turns instead to those who are forever searching and striving to become the best they possibly can. If we seek the average level, we cannot hope to achieve a higher level of success. Our only hope is to avoid being a failure.


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