Meanings
verbturn one's life around (third-person singular simple present turns one's life around, present participle turning one's life around, simple past and past participle turned one's life around)
present singular third person turns one's life around · participle present turning one's life around · participle past turned one's life around · past turned one's life around
- figurativelyTo make drastic changes to one's way of life as a form of self-improvement.
Origin
From turn around (“to change in a fundamental way”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish muuttaa elämänsä suunta
- muuttaa elämänsä suuntaTranslations
French reprendre sa vie en main
- reprendre sa vie en mainTranslations
Italian riprendere in mano la propria vita
- riprendere in mano la propria vitaTranslations
Polish zmieniać życie na lepsze, zmienić życie na lepsze
- zmieniać życie na lepszeTranslations
- zmienić życie na lepszeTranslations
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APA
turn one's life around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20one's%20life%20around
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“turn one's life around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20one's%20life%20around. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn one's life around,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20one's%20life%20around.
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