turn to

verb

turned to; turning to; turns to

intransitive verb

: to apply oneself to work : act vigorously

… all hands turn to and build a church and a jail …

—Mark Twain

Examples of turn to in a Sentence

no need to turn to violence when we can talk things out peacefully

Recent Examples on the Web

Analysts said the persistence of such underlying weakness also raises the question of whether Chinese officials will turn to more fiscal stimulus to try and boost domestic spending. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Instinctively, the band turned to writing music to help Flynn work through his grief, free of expectations and without any end product in mind. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

During that difficult time, Hialeah turned to the Doral Police Department’s therapy dog, Ginger, for support in comforting grieving family members, friends and coworkers. — Verónica Egui Brito july 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

When Spain took on France in the semifinals of the World Cup, it was supposed to be Yamal’s turn to dazzle—to seize the sport’s future from its past with some great individual performance. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for turn to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou