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/tɜː(r)n/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | turn |
| he/she/it | turns |
| present participle | turning |
| past tense | turned |
| past participle | turned |
She turned and smiled at me.
He turned his head and looked around the room.
Maria turned to the reporters and said: 'I'm innocent.'
Lopez just glared at the other man and then turned away.
The girls in front turned round and grinned.
The whole audience turned to stare at the latecomers.
Turn your chairs round so you're facing me.
The attacker killed three people before turning the gun on himself.
Turn the tape over and press 'Play'.
He turned 40 in March.
It's just turned midnight.
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