turn over

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	turn over
he/she/it	turns over
present participle	turning over
past tense	turned over
past participle	turned over

1
transitive to give someone or something to someone in authority, especially because they have ordered you to
turn someone/something over to someone:
The local police turned him over to the FBI.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to give
give
present
hand
2
intransitive/transitive if an engine turns over, or if you turn it over, it starts or continues to operate
He turned the engine over to check that it would start without any problems.
Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behavior
backfire
burn up
come to life
3
transitive Americanto stop speaking at a meeting and allow someone else to speak
I’d like to say a few words and then turn it over to you, Mike.
Synonyms and related words
To stop talking, or to not say anything
fall silent
hush
dry up
4
transitive to allow something to be used for a particular purpose or by a particular person
turn something over to something:
The museum has turned all its halls over to the dinosaurs.
turn over something to something:
They have turned over the property to the Conservation Society to be preserved.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to give
give
present
hand
5
transitive to think carefully about all the details of something
He began to turn the scheme over in his mind.
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out
6
intransitive/transitive to turn something such as a page in a book or a sheet of paper so that the other side is toward you
You may turn your exam papers over now.
Synonyms and related words
To change position
turn
spin
overturn
7
transitive (turn over something) to make a particular amount of money in a particular time
The teenager’s computer company turns over around £60,000 a year.
Synonyms and related words
To earn a particular amount of money
generate
get
get back
8
intransitive to change the position of your body when you are lying or sleeping so that you face the opposite direction
She turned over and went back to sleep.
Synonyms and related words
To change your position
balance
bear yourself
bend