same as turn
same as turn into
to direct your attention, thoughts etc towards someone or something
to go to someone for help when you are having difficulty dealing with a situation
to look for a particular page in a book
to start doing something new or different from what you were doing before
to start thinking about or discussing something
to start to do or to use something in an attempt to help yourself when you are having difficulty dealing with a situation
He turned to drugs after his wife left him.
It is time he turned his mind to more serious problems.
I’m sorry, but I had no one else to turn to.
Karras, the ex-football star who later turned to acting
Let’s turn to more important matters now.
Roads were turned to mud by days of rain.
Shock at the killings quickly turned to anger.
The minutes turned to hours and still no one came.
There are plenty of people you can turn to for advice.
Turn to page 17 for our prices.
turns to
turning to
turned to
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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