phrasal verb · neutral
turn into
UK/tɜːn ˈɪntuː/US/tɜrn ˈɪntu/TURN·in·to
to change or develop into something different
Examples
“Over time the old factory turned into apartments.”
“His hobby turned into a successful business.”
“The debate turned into a heated argument.”
Band 8 sentence
“What began as a small charity event turned into an annual festival that drew thousands.”
Collocations
- turn into a marketable product
- turn into something
- turn into a problem
Word family
Common mistakes
The project turned to a success→The project turned into a success
She turned into a doctor last year→She became a doctor last year
Say it for a higher band
5become→6transform into→7+turn into
Synonyms
become
transform into
Easily confused
become
“He became a teacher after graduation.”
transform into
“The caterpillar transformed into a butterfly.”
turn out to be
“It turned out to be a simple mistake.”
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