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

Saudi Arabia also is running low on interceptors and has turned to regional and Western allies for assistance as its standoff with Houthi rebels in Yemen drags on. — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Cubans, who in the past could turn to the Cuban Adjustment Act — which allows eligible Cuban nationals to apply for permanent residency after being present in the United States for at least a year — face a different landscape today. — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

The companies are turning to artificial intelligence to cut costs. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Integration Builder connects data from complex and multi-source environments without doing any restructuring of existing systems or turning to an external integration platform. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 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