turn around

• Partikelverb, das die Änderung der Bewegungsrichtung ins Gegenteil oder eine grundlegende Wendung einer Situation, eines Prozesses oder eines Trends bezeichnet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of changing direction to face the opposite way, or to reverse a situation, process, or trend.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Change directionformal

   To rotate or reverse the direction of movement.

   Sich umdrehen

   • He turned around when he heard his name.
   • The car turned around in the narrow street.
   • She turned around to face the audience.

   Synonymeabout-facedouble backpivotreverseturn back

   Antonymeadvancecontinueproceed

2. Improve a situationformal

   To change a situation from bad to good, especially in business or performance.

   Eine Situation verbessern

   • The new CEO managed to turn around the struggling company.
   • They turned around their financial losses within a year.
   • A good coach can turn around a losing team.

   Synonymeboostimproveoverhaulrectifyrehabilitaterescuereverserevivesalvagetransform

   Antonymedeclinedeteriorateregressworsen

3. Complete quicklyinformal

   To process or finish something in a short amount of time.

   Schnell erledigen

   • The repair shop can turn around your car in two hours.
   • We need to turn around this report by tomorrow morning.
   • The kitchen can turn around a large order in under 30 minutes.

   Synonymechurn outcompletedispatchexpeditefinishhandleprocess

   Antonymedelayprocrastinateprolong

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