about turn

See also: about-turn

English

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  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbaʊt tɚn/

Noun

about turn (plural about turns)

  1. (Britain, military) Of a formation of soldiers, to reverse the direction in which they are facing; an about face. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
  2. (Britain, figuratively, idiomatic) A complete change of opinion, direction, etc. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

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Verb

about turn (third-person singular simple present about turns, present participle about turning, simple past and past participle about turned)

  1. (intransitive, military) To turn to face the opposite direction. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 7

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