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turned around

/tɜːnd əˈraʊnd/

/tɜrnd əˈraʊnd/

Translations

turn aroundverb

turned around

Past Simple

turned around

Past Simple

turned around

Past Participle

turning around

Gerund

/tɜːn əˈraʊnd/

/tɜrn əˈraʊnd/

He heard a noise and quickly turned around.

Он услышал шум и быстро обернулся.

She decided to turn around and go back home.

Она решила повернуться и вернуться домой.

The car had to turn around to avoid the traffic jam.

Машине пришлось развернуться, чтобы избежать пробки.

Additional translations

Synonyms

change direction

turn aroundverb

To move so as to face in the opposite direction.

She had to turn around to see who was calling her name.

To change or reverse direction or course.

The company managed to turn around its declining sales with a new marketing strategy.

To improve the performance or condition of something.

The new manager was hired to turn around the failing department.

To complete a task or process quickly.

The team was able to turn around the project in just two weeks.