turn about

verb

To revolve.

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Meanings

verbturn about (third-person singular simple present turns about, present participle turning about, simple past and past participle turned about)

present singular third person turns about · participle present turning about · participle past turned about · past turned about

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo revolve.
  2. datedintransitiveTo reverse one's position; to turn round.
  3. obsoletereflexiveTo turn (oneself) around.

    Jesus tourned him about, and behelde her saynge: Doughter be off goode comforte, thy fayth hath made the safe.

    1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew viij
  4. transitiveTo change or reverse the position of.
  5. transitiveTo turn (something) one way and then another; to move about.
adverbturn about (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSynonym of turn and turn about.

    Synonyms: turn and turn about

nounturn about (plural turn abouts or turns about)

plural turn abouts · plural turns about

  1. alternativerareAlternative spelling of turnabout.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbSynonym of turn and turn about.

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Cite this entry
APA

turn about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20about

MLA

“turn about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20about. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn about,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20about.

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