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turn around

turn around

Meaning of turn around

English

to change direction or turn to face the other way

Русский

повернуть в другую сторону

turn around

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌtɜːn əˈraʊnd/
American English
/ˌtɝn əˈraʊnd/

turn around with Russian translation

Сочетания со словом turn around

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

6 сочетаний

Повернуться или развернуться

Changing direction
turn around at the next intersection
развернуться на следующем перекрёстке

We missed the entrance, so turn around at the next intersection.

Мы проехали въезд, так что развернись на следующем перекрёстке.

turn the car around
развернуть машину

There wasn't enough room to turn the car around.

Места, чтобы развернуть машину, не хватало.

  • turn around and lookразвернуться и посмотреть
  • turn around to face someoneразвернуться лицом к кому-то
  • turn the boat aroundразвернуть лодку
  • turn around and go backразвернуться и вернуться

turn around usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The car turned around and drove back.

Машина развернулась и поехала обратно.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She turned around and walked home.

Она развернулась и пошла домой.

turn around synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between turn around / turn back

T
🇬🇧English
turn back

To return the way you came, often giving up a journey.

often

ENIt got dark, so we turned back.

Advanced: broader words (1)
U
🇬🇧English
U-turn

A turn made by a vehicle to go back the other way.

often

ENYou can't do a U-turn here.

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turn around belongs to the topic "On the Road →". Start with a short set of 1 word so the word is easier to remember in context.

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turn around meaning: what does it mean?

to change direction or turn to face the other way

turn around pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

turn around is pronounced as /ˌtɜːn əˈraʊnd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

turn around definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Машина развернулась и поехала обратно. Translation: The car turned around and drove back.

Is turn around part of On the Road vocabulary?

Yes, turn around can be learned in the On the Road topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is turn around part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?

Yes, turn around can be learned in the Phrasal Verbs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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