turn to (English, verb)
expansion: turn to (third-person singular simple present turns to, present participle turning to, simple past and past participle turned to)
Senses:
glosses: With to as particle
glosses: With to as particle:
To apply oneself; to focus; to get one's head down.
tags: intransitive
glosses: With to as preposition:
To become; to turn into.
tags: intransitive
transitive
raw_tags: said of objects
glosses: With to as preposition:
To consult for advice or help.
glosses: With to as preposition:
To start to do or to use something in an attempt to deal with a difficult and unpleasant situation.
glosses: With to as preposition:
To direct one's attention or efforts toward something.
glosses: With to as preposition:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, to.
Forms:
form: turns to
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: turning to
tags: participle
present
form: turned to
tags: participle
past
form: turned to
tags: past