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turns about

turns about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn about.

turns about is the plural of turn about.

Meaning of turn about

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To revolve.
  2. (dated, intransitive) To reverse one's position; to turn round.
  3. (obsolete, reflexive) To turn (oneself) around.
    • Jesus tourned him about, and behelde her saynge: Doughter be off goode comforte, thy fayth hath made the safe.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew viij
  4. (transitive) To change or reverse the position of.
  5. (transitive) To turn (something) one way and then another; to move about.

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Questions about turns about

What is turns about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn about.

Words near turns about in the dictionary

  1. turns a page
  2. turns a phrase
  3. turns a profit
  4. turns a setback into a comeback
  5. turns a trick
  6. turns about
  7. turns again
  8. turns against
  9. turns an honest penny
  10. turns around
  11. turns around one's finger

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