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• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по обращению за помощью, советом или утешением к кому-либо или чему-либо, или начала сосредоточения на новом занятии или предмете.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of seeking help, advice, or comfort from someone or something, or beginning to focus on a new activity or subject.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

1. Seek help or adviceformal

   To go to someone for help, support, or advice.

   Обращаться за помощью

   • She turned to her mother for comfort after the loss.
   • When in trouble, he always turns to his best friend.
   • Many people turn to online forums for advice.

   Synonymsapproachcall onconsultlook to

2. Begin an activityformal

   To start doing something, especially after a period of delay or hesitation.

   Приступить

   • After the meeting, they turned to the main agenda.
   • He turned to writing as a way to express his feelings.
   • The team turned to the next phase of the project.

   Synonymsbegincommenceget around toset aboutstarttake upundertake

   Antonymsceasedesistquitstop

3. Change into somethingformal

   To transform or become something else.

   Превращаться

   • The leaves turned to gold in autumn.
   • The conversation turned to politics.
   • His initial anger turned to sadness.

   Synonymsbecomeconvertmetamorphosetransform

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