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disturn

disturn verb: to turn aside.

Verb

disturn (third-person singular simple present disturns, present participle disturning, simple past and past participle disturned)

  1. (obsolete) To turn aside.
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Forms of disturn

third-person singular presentdisturns
present participledisturning
past participledisturned
pastdisturned

Origin of disturn

From Old French destourner, French détourner. See detour.

Questions about disturn

What does disturn mean?
Disturn means to turn aside.
What part of speech is disturn?
Disturn is a verb.
What is the past tense of disturn?
The past tense of disturn is disturned.

Words near disturn in the dictionary

  1. disturbing the peace
  2. disturbingly
  3. disturbingness
  4. disturbs
  5. disturbs the peace
  6. disturn
  7. disturned
  8. disturning
  9. disturnpike
  10. disturnpiked
  11. disturnpikes

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