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about turn

about turn is the alternative form of about-turn.

Meaning of about-turn

Noun

about-turn (plural about-turns)

  1. (UK) A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation .
  2. Total reversal of opinion or attitude .
    • A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was...2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph

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Forms of about turn

Noun
pluralabout turns
Verb
third-person singular presentabout turns
present participleabout turning
past participleabout turned
pastabout turned

Questions about about turn

What is about turn the alternative form of?
About turn is the alternative form of about-turn.

Words near about turn in the dictionary

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  8. about turning
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  10. about you
  11. about yous

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