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English verb: turn in

1. turn in (motion) make an entrance by turning from a road


SamplesTurn in after you see the gate.


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP.
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE


Broader (hypernym)come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into

2. turn in (possession) to surrender someone or something to another


SamplesThe guard delivered the criminal to the police.
Render up the prisoners.
Render the town to the enemy.
Fork over the money.


Synonymsdeliver, fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, render


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Somebody ----s something to somebody


Broader (hypernym)give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over


Narrower (hyponym)bail, give away

3. turn in (creation) carry out (performances)


SamplesThey turned in a splendid effort.
They turned in top jobs for the second straight game.


Synonymsput on


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)create, make

4. turn in (body) prepare for sleep


SamplesI usually turn in at midnight.
He goes to bed at the crack of dawn.


Synonymsbed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, retire, sack out


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Narrower (hyponym)bed down, bunk down


Antonymsget up, arise, uprise, rise, turn out









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