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Meaning of "about turn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABOUT TURN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABOUT TURN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
About turn is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES ABOUT TURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

About Face

About Face may refer to: ▪ About-face, a drill command in which a unit or soldier makes a 180-degree turn...

Definition of about turn in the English dictionary

The first definition of about turn in the dictionary is a military command to a formation of men to reverse the direction in which they are facing. Other definition of about turn is a complete change or reversal, as of opinion, attitude, direction, etc. About turn is also to perform an about-turn.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABOUT TURN

abortuary
abortus
abought
Aboukir Bay
aboulia
aboulic
abound
about
about face
about to
about-face
about-ship
about-shipped
about-shipping
about-turn
abouts
above
above all
above and beyond
above board

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABOUT TURN

a hand´s turn
at every turn
Buggins´ turn
Buggins´s turn
good turn
handbrake turn
Immelmann turn
kick turn
lodging turn
on the turn
out of turn
parallel turn
quarter turn
return
reverse turn
star turn
stem turn
the turn
three-point turn
to a turn
variety turn

Synonyms and antonyms of about turn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «about turn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABOUT TURN

Find out the translation of about turn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of about turn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «about turn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

关于转
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobre su vez
570 millions of speakers

English

about turn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बारी के बारे में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بدوره حول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

о свою очередь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobre a volta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রায় চালু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi-tour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kira giliran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kehrtwende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ターン約
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

턴 에 대한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Babagan giliran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

về lượt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பற்றி திரும்ப
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुमारे वळण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dönüş hakkında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

su turno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

o kolei
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

про свою чергу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

despre rândul său,
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για τη σειρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oor beurt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omkring sin tur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

om igjen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of about turn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOUT TURN»

The term «about turn» is regularly used and occupies the 59.081 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOUT TURN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «about turn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «about turn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about about turn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABOUT TURN»

Discover the use of about turn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to about turn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
About Turn
The combination of work and lack of a personal life hits her hard. Her family history and a concern about making her life work obliges her to do an 'about turn' and reconsider her situation.
Deirdre Haugh, 2008
2
About Turn, Forward March with Europe: New Directions for ...
The contributors to this volume, economists and defence analysts outline how UK governments need to: establish priorities within budget constraints, exploring a division of labour with European partners; restructure the army towards forces ...
Jane M. O. Sharp, 1996
3
Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works
An organic farmer relates her family's experiences and struggles in the industry as they faced challenges ranging from inclement weather to the threat of eminent domain.
Atina Diffley, 2012
4
About turn: the transformation of the South African military ...
9 forskellige forfattere har hver ydet sit bidrag til denne bog, som er den første til at beskrive de militære hovedpersoner og efterspore de sikkerhedsmæssige aftaler, som lå bag de positive ændringer i det sydafrikanske militær og ...
Jakkie Cilliers, Markus Reichardt, 1996
5
Turn: Remembering Our Foundations
Turn serves as a strategic tool, urging our nation toward spiritual renewal. From the Hardcover edition.
Max Lucado, 2009
6
Turn: The Journal of an Artist
The second journal of an artist by "an extraordinary woman: sensitive, intelligent, perceptive"--Doris Grumbach.
Anne Truitt, 1987
7
Dog Training For Dummies
An about-turn is a right turn times two. When you make your turn, keep your feet together so Buddy can keep up. As you did for the right turn, use his name just before you make the turn to encourage him to stay with you. In the event Buddy has ...
Jack Volhard, Wendy Volhard, 2011
8
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One ...
Turn Right at Machu Picchu is Adams’ fascinating and funny account of his journey through some of the world’s most majestic, historic, and remote landscapes guided only by a hard-as-nails Australian survivalist and one nagging question: ...
Mark Adams, 2011
9
Webster's New World Thesaurus: Third Edition
2 [To reverse] go back, recoil, change, upset, retrace, face about, turn around, flip, capsize, shift, alter, vary, convert, transform, invert, subvert, return, alternate. 3 [To divert] deflect, veer, turn aside, turn away, sidetrack, swerve, put off, call off, ...
Charlton Laird, 2003
10
Triglot Dictionary of Scriptural Representative Words in ...
24, B.V. (see to go about). turn self again, to, Ps. lx. r, A.V.; restore, A.V. (see to return). turnto,to . . . . turn to flight, to, Heb. xi. 34, B.V. (we to bend down). turn to righteousness, Dan. xii. 3, B.V. (see justifier). turn to the left, to GREEKo't'orrékhw  ...
Henry Browne, 1901

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABOUT TURN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term about turn is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Proteas test for effervescent Bangladesh
... de Villiers in the warm-up game could just about turn out to be the decision that allows the best batsman in the world to bat maximum overs. «Cricbuzz, Jul 15»
2
EU justice referendum in Denmark by end of 2015
Rasmussen's pro-EU statement on the matter is an about turn on his original comments during election campaigning to mollify Eurosceptics ... «IceNews, Jul 15»
3
How Labor misses the asylum-seeker boat
“Well, we retain concerns about turn-backs, it is a really difficult area,” Marles told the ABC's Radio National, “and there are a range of views on ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Saturday's Sound Off
The second one is about turn-ups. Hard work shows the character of people. Some people turn up their sleeves, some people turn up their ... «The Mercury, Jul 15»
5
In for the long haul...
After a distinctly disappointing spring, the weather has done an about turn in July, sending us some of the hottest temperatures in nearly a ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
6
Dumping on Dixie Again
In a remarkable about turn, Southern politicians are leading an effort to get Confederate flags and symbols out of public spaces. This is a ... «The Real News Network, Jul 15»
7
9 things we know about turn-ons
Human sexuality used to be perceived as a lot less fluid (and more intuitive) than we now know it to be. The more scientists learn about what ... «CNN, Jul 15»
8
Fulham about turn to beat Aston Villa for Swansea defender's …
Fulham will sign Jazz Richards later today for around £500,000 after changing their minds over the Swansea defender. The club had privately ... «getwestlondon, Jul 15»
9
Stoke City: Mark Hughes shows major ambition with Xherdan …
It is a major about turn from Mancini, who had used the original signing of Shaqiri to prove he and his club could still attract players of a ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
A day for the dogs
... off leash at the time, and keeping her distance from the shopping cart I was pushing, suddenly made a perfect, and unannounced, about turn. «Monadnock Ledger Transcript, Jul 15»

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