turn
verb (used with object)
to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate.
has turned
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present perfectof turn (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Philip Rucks, a longtime citrus and nursery owner, is one of the growers who has turned his nursery into a real-world laboratory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
For four years, India, one of the world's biggest oil importers, has turned Russia's war-driven disruption of global oil markets to its advantage.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
My life has turned around, but my debts remain.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Fruit, juices, clothes, shoes, peanuts -- Lobe Sarr has turned her hand to various wares over the last 15 years, finally settling on a small street eatery in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Outside, the sunset has turned from orange to purple.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
