Turning: meaning, definitions and examples
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turning
[ ˈtəːnɪŋ ]
movement
The action or process of turning or being turned.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The turning of the key in the lock
- The turning of the tide
Translations
Translations of the word "turning" in other languages:
🇵🇹 viragem
- virada
- giro
🇮🇳 मोड़
- घुमाव
- मोड़ना
🇩🇪 Drehung
- Wendung
- Abbiegen
🇮🇩 berbelok
- memutar
- pergantian
🇺🇦 поворот
- обертання
- зміна напрямку
🇵🇱 skręt
- obrót
- zmiana kierunku
🇯🇵 回転 (かいてん)
- 曲がり (まがり)
- 方向転換 (ほうこうてんかん)
🇫🇷 virage
- tournant
- rotation
🇪🇸 giro
- vuelta
- cambio de dirección
🇹🇷 dönüş
- dönme
- yön değiştirme
🇰🇷 회전 (회전)
- 전환 (전환)
- 방향 전환 (방향 전환)
🇸🇦 تحول
- دوران
- تغيير الاتجاه
🇨🇿 otáčení
- zatáčka
- změna směru
🇸🇰 otáčanie
- zákruta
- zmena smeru
🇨🇳 转动 (zhuǎn dòng)
- 转弯 (zhuǎn wān)
- 改变方向 (gǎi biàn fāng xiàng)
🇸🇮 obračanje
- zavoj
- sprememba smeri
🇮🇸 snúningur
- beygja
- breyting á stefnu
🇰🇿 бұрылыс
- айналу
- бағытты өзгерту
🇬🇪 მობრუნება
- შემობრუნება
- მიმართულების შეცვლა
🇦🇿 dönmə
- dönüş
- istiqamətin dəyişməsi
🇲🇽 giro
- vuelta
- cambio de dirección
Word origin
The word 'turning' originated from the Middle English word 'turnen', which itself came from the Old English word 'turnian'. The concept of turning has been essential to human activities since ancient times, from turning the soil for agriculture to turning wheels for transportation. The word has evolved to encompass various meanings related to movement, change in direction, and transformation.
See also: downturn, overturn, turn, turnaround, turncoat, turner, turnout, turnover, turnpike, turntable.