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

Unlike some of the other statutes Trump has turned to after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping tariffs earlier this year, this trade law, known as Section 338, does not appear to impose a time limit on the duties. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Since 2019, visits to city food pantries have surged 82% as working families, older adults, immigrants, and others increasingly turned to emergency food providers for groceries. — Greg Silverman, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

On Wednesday, Tinuiti, the full-funnel performance marketing agency, released its 2026 holiday shopping trends report, which also found consumers turning to AI this year. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

The school has also turned to its Yorkville neighbors for help, asking people to share its post and bring attention to the damage. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 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