turn over

turn over
1) PHR-V-ERG If you turn something over, or if it turns over, it is moved so that the top part is now facing downwards.

[V n P] Liz picked up the blue envelope and turned it over curiously...

[V n P] I turned him over on his back...

[V P n (not pron)] I don't suppose you thought to turn over the tape, did you?...

[V P] The buggy turned over and Nancy was thrown out.

2) PHRASAL VERB If you turn over, for example when you are lying in bed, you move your body so that you are lying in a different position.

[V P] Ann turned over in her bed once more.

Syn:
roll over
3) PHRASAL VERB If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it.

[V n P in n] Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind.

4) PHRASAL VERB If you turn something over to someone, you give it to them when they ask for it, because they have a right to it.

[V n P (not pron) to n] I would, indeed, turn the evidence over to the police...

[V P n (not pron)] The lawyer turned over the release papers. [Also V n P]

Syn:
5) PHRASAL VERB If you turn over a job or responsibility that you have, you give it to someone else, so that you no longer have it.

[V P n (not pron) to n] The King may turn over some of his official posts to his son...

[V P n (not pron)] Parliamentarians were eager to turn over responsibility for the decision. [Also V n P]

6) PHRASAL VERB If you turn over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.

[V P] Whenever he's on TV, I turn over.

Syn:
7) → See also turnover

English dictionary. 2008.

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