turn over

• فعل مركّب يُستخدم للدلالة على قلب شيء بحيث يصبح وجهه الآخر إلى أعلى، أو نقل الملكية أو المسؤولية إلى شخص آخر.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of rotating something so that the other side is facing up, or transferring possession or responsibility to someone else.

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1. Rotate or flipformal

   To cause something to rotate so that the other side is facing up or forward.

   قلب الشيء

   • Please turn over the page to continue reading.
   • He turned over the pancake with a spatula.
   • She turned over the card to see its value.

   المرادفاتflipinvertoverturnreverseupend

2. Transfer or hand overformal

   To give control or possession of something to someone else.

   تسليم

   • The company was turned over to new management.
   • He turned over the keys to the new owner.
   • She turned over the evidence to the police.

   المرادفاتcedeconveydelivergivehand overpass onrelinquishsurrendertransferyield

   الأضدادkeepretain

3. Change position in bedinformal

   To move your body so that you are lying on your other side.

   التقلب في الفراش

   • I couldn't sleep and kept turning over all night.
   • He turned over and pulled the blanket up.
   • She turned over to face the window.

   المرادفاتroll overturn

4. Start an engineinformal

   To cause an engine to start running.

   تشغيل المحرك

   • He turned over the engine and it roared to life.
   • The car wouldn't turn over this morning.
   • She turned over the motor and drove away.

   المرادفاتcrankfire upstartstart up

الفعل الأساسيturn