turn sth over
(USE) — phrasal verb with turn /tɜːn/
/tɝːn/ verb Definition
› to use or allow something to be used for a different purpose: Grants are being offered to farmers who agree to turn over their land to woodland and forests.Using and misusing
(Definition of turn sth over (USE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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turn sth on its head idiom
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turn sth on phrasal verb
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turn sth out phrasal verb (EMPTY)
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turn sth out phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
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turn sth over phrasal verb (THINK)
- turn sth over phrasal verb (USE)
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turn sth over to sb phrasal verb
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turn sth up phrasal verb (DISCOVER)
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turn sth up phrasal verb (FOLD)
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turn sth upside down idiom
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turn sth/sb down phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- adopt verb (START USING)
- adoption noun (STARTING TO USE)
- avail yourself of sth phrasal verb
- be (of) (any/some) use idiom
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- exhaust verb (USE)
- get/muscle in on the act idiom
- give/allow sth full play idiom
- go into sth phrasal verb (BE USED)
- go through sth phrasal verb (USE)
- gobble sth up phrasal verb
- spare verb (TRY HARD)
- spent adjective
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- take sth from sb phrasal verb
- tap verb (GET)
- trade on sth phrasal verb
- turn to sth phrasal verb
- turn/use sth to good account idiom
- underused adjective
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Using and misusing
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