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turn in
verb
(intr) to go to bed for the night
(tr) to hand in; deliver
to turn in an essay
(tr) to deliver (someone accused of a crime) into police custody
to give up or conclude (something)
we turned in the game when it began to rain
(tr) to record (a score, etc)
to withdraw or cause to withdraw from contact with others and become preoccupied with one's own problems
Idioms and Phrases
Hand in, give over, as in I turned in my exam and left the room . [c. 1300]
Surrender or inform on, especially to the police, as in The shoplifter turned herself in . [1920s]
Produce, as in He turned in a consistent performance every day . [Mid-1900s]
Go to bed, as in I turned in early last night . [ Colloquial ; late 1600s]
Example Sentences
Wednesday’s decision highlights the sharp turn in the past year on trans rights and “gender affirming” care.
Spaun - behind MacIntyre on the course - was the only other player heading in the right direction after reaching the turn in a wretched 40.
This is also a real turn in terms of the completely autocratic way in which Department of Homeland Security staff responded to the incident.
Barack Obama was pulling ahead in polling, and the cultural tides were starting to turn in favor of the late aughts’ flavor of liberalism.
In July 1937, artist Marc Chagall discovered that his paintings were enjoying a star turn in a singularly unexpected venue — an exhibition organized by the Nazi Party in Munich, the birthplace of its political fortunes.
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