TURN TO as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • direct one’’s interest or attention towards
    • go into
    Usage Example(s)
    • The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
    • People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millenium
  2. Meaning
    • speak to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He addressed the crowd outside the window
    Hypernyms(s) turn to is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)