turn (sb/sth) into sb/sth
— phrasal verb with turn /tɜːn/
/tɝːn/ verb Definition
B1 to change and become someone or something different, or to make someone or something do this: The council was hoping to turn a children's home into a residence for adolescent girls. The town turned from a small seaside resort into a major commercial centre when oil was discovered.ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
(Definition of turn (sb/sth) into sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alter verb (CHANGE)
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- trans- prefix (CHANGED)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
Topic:
Changing
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