Meaning of turn over in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Verb

   turn over

   Definitions

   1. place into the hands or custody of

   Examples

   • « hand me the spoon, please »
   • « Turn the files over to me, please »
   • « He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers »
2. 2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

   Examples

   • « The cat knocked over the flower vase »
   • « the clumsy customer turned over the vase »
   • « he tumped over his beer »
3. 3. move by turning over or rotating

   Examples

   • « The child rolled down the hill »
   • « turn over on your left side »
4. 4. turn up, loosen, or remove earth

   Examples

   • « Dig we must »
   • « turn over the soil for aeration »
5. 5. do business worth a certain amount of money

   Examples

   • « The company turns over ten million dollars a year »
6. 6. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

   Examples

   • « turn a page of a book »
7. 7. turn from an upright or normal position

   Examples

   • « The big vase overturned »
   • « The canoe tumped over »
8. 8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

   Examples

   • « flip over the pork chop »
   • « turn over the pancakes »
9. 9. think about carefully

   Examples

   • « weigh »
   • « They considered the possibility of a strike »
   • « Turn the proposal over in your mind »