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turned Turk

turned Turk is the simple past and past participle of turn Turk.

Meaning of turn Turk

Verb

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

  1. To go to the bad; to become hopelessly obstinate.
  2. (obsolete) To convert to Islam.
    • "She wants to be a princess, and has turned Turk," roared the rabbis.1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, Rebecca and Rowena

Questions about turned Turk

What is turned Turk the simple past and past participle of?
Turned Turk is the simple past and past participle of turn Turk.

Words near turned Turk in the dictionary

  1. turned to dust
  2. turned to good account
  3. turned together
  4. turned traitor
  5. turned tricks
  6. turned Turk
  7. turned turtle
  8. turned two
  9. turned under
  10. turned up
  11. turned up missing

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