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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That way, the viewers wouldn’t feel like they missed a significant turn in Valerie’s journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
He emphasizes the point by revealing that he gave another driver a thumbs-up after being given permission to turn in a busy intersection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
It looked as though the vendor had raided a secret convention of 1990s elementary-school teachers and persuaded them to turn in their uniforms.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
‘I am not bound to swear allegiance to any master; where the storm drives me I turn in for shelter.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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