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

Che then turned to Hegseth’s announcement that the firing squad execution in December of the Fort Hood mass shooter will be livestreamed. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026

Without coverage, people will turn to emergency rooms for care. — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Shunned by locals, who believe she is cursed, Eleni turns to ancient rituals to resurrect her dead offspring but instead summons malevolent folkloric creatures known as the Kalikantzari. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Lacking an automatic chronograph movement of its own, Rolex turned to rival Zenith and its celebrated El Primero, a caliber that had narrowly survived the quartz crisis. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 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