phrasal verb · neutral
turn around
UK/tɜːn əˈraʊnd/US/tɜrn əˈraʊnd/TURN·A·ROUND
to change something so that it improves; to change direction; to turn one's body to face the opposite way
Examples
“The new strategy helped turn the company around within a year.”
“He turned around to see who was calling his name.”
“They managed to turn the situation around after months of losses.”
Band 8 sentence
“After two difficult years, the new manager succeeded in turning the company around by focusing on quality and customer service.”
Collocations
- turn a company around
- turn things around
- turn around and see
Word family
Common mistakes
We need to turn back the sales figures.→We need to turn around the sales figures.
He turned around the corner quickly.→He turned the corner quickly.
Say it for a higher band
5change→6reverse→7+turn around
Synonyms
reverse
Easily confused
turn back
“The team turned back before reaching the summit because of the blizzard.”
reverse
“The policy was reversed after public criticism.”
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