turn over

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по переворачиванию чего-либо так, чтобы другая сторона оказалась сверху, или передачи владения или ответственности другому лицу.

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.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

1. Rotate or flipformal

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

   Перевернуть

   • 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.

   Synonymsflipinvertoverturnreverseupend

2. Transfer or hand overformal

   To give control or possession of something to someone else.

   Передать

   • 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.

   Synonymscedeconveydelivergivehand overpass onrelinquishsurrendertransferyield

   Antonymskeepretain

3. Change position in bedinformal

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

   Перевернуться

   • 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.

   Synonymsroll overturn

4. Start an engineinformal

   To cause an engine to start running.

   Завести

   • 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.

   Synonymscrankfire upstartstart up

Base verbturn