turn in

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de remettre quelque chose (par exemple un devoir ou un rapport) à une personne autorisée, ou bien l'action d'aller se coucher.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of submitting something (like homework or a report) to an authority, or going to bed.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Submit or hand overformal

   To give something to someone in authority, such as homework, a report, or a form.

   remettre / rendre

   • Please turn in your assignments by Friday.
   • She turned in her resignation letter yesterday.
   • He turned in the lost wallet to the police.

   Synonymesdeliverfilegive inpresentsend insubmit

   Antonymeskeepretainwithhold

2. Go to bedinformal

   To go to sleep or retire for the night.

   se coucher

   • I'm tired, so I'm going to turn in early tonight.
   • They turned in after watching the late movie.
   • She usually turns in around 10 PM.

   Synonymesbed downcrashgo to bedhit the hayhit the sackretiresack out

   Antonymesariseawakerisewake

3. Surrender or give upformal

   To give oneself up to the authorities, especially after committing a crime.

   Se rendre

   • The fugitive decided to turn himself in to the police.
   • He turned in his weapon after the standoff.
   • She turned in her badge and resigned from the force.

   Synonymesgive upsurrenderyield

   Antonymesabscondescapefleehide

Verbe de baseturn