turn about

See also: turnabout and turn-about

English

Verb

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

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To revolve.
2. (dated, intransitive) To reverse one's position; to turn round.
3. (obsolete, reflexive) To turn (oneself) around.
   • 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew viij:

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

4. (transitive) To change or reverse the position of.
5. (transitive) To turn (something) one way and then another; to move about.

Adverb

turn about (not comparable)

1. Synonym of turn and turn about

Noun

turn about (plural turn abouts or turns about)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of turnabout

Anagrams

• about turn, about-turn