turn in
Britishverb
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(intr) to go to bed for the night
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(tr) to hand in; deliver
to turn in an essay
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(tr) to deliver (someone accused of a crime) into police custody
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to give up or conclude (something)
we turned in the game when it began to rain
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(tr) to record (a score, etc)
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to withdraw or cause to withdraw from contact with others and become preoccupied with one's own problems
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Hand in, give over, as in I turned in my exam and left the room . [c. 1300]
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Surrender or inform on, especially to the police, as in The shoplifter turned herself in . [1920s]
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Produce, as in He turned in a consistent performance every day . [Mid-1900s]
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Go to bed, as in I turned in early last night . [ Colloquial ; late 1600s]
Example Sentences
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Lynch’s impulse to fragment takes a more playful, if morbid, turn in the “Kits.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Scott Jennings’ appointment as White House press secretary would not be a surprising turn in Donald Trump’s second administration.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Wall Street doesn’t seem all that worried about the stock market taking a turbulent turn in the near future.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
For example, how they enter the corner, when they turn in, how they turn in, how they operate the throttle and brakes on corner entry and so on.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
I, on the other hand, fell in love with each boy in my class in turn, in a kind of hopeless, regular rhythm.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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