turned

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɜːnd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɝnd/
• (Northumbria) IPA^(key): /tɔːnd/, /tɔːnt/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nd

Verb

turned

1. simple past and past participle of turn
2. In the pattern "X turned Y", indicates that someone has turned (changed) from X into Y.

   a poacher turned gamekeeper

   an art adviser turned perfume maker

Derived terms

• downturned
• inturned
• malturned
• unturned
• upturned

Anagrams

• Druten, deturn, dunter, retund, runted