turn in
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turn in
verb turns in · turning in · turned in
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To submit something; to give.
He turned in his paperwork to the main office.
Similar: hand in, accord, add, assign, award, bestow, bequeath, confer, contribute, deliver, do, donate
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To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).
The thief finally turned himself in at the police station.
Similar: capitulate, submit, relinquish, give up, abandon, bend, cave in, cede, deplore, fall in line, give over, give in
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To go to bed; to retire to bed.
I'm tired, so I think I'll turn in early tonight.
Similar: hit the sack, retire, couch a hogshead, go to bed, go to sleep, bed down, hit the hay, seek one's virtuous couch, turn in, turn into a pumpkin
- To convert a goal using a turning motion of the body. At that point Leicester were playing with drive and ambition but they were undone by two goals in three minutes. First, Vieira turned in a rebound after the defender Souleymane Bamba had blocked David Silva's shot on the line.
- To reverse the ends of threads and insert them back into the piece being woven so they do not protrude and eventually unravel.
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verb to follow a technique used in weaving
| Deutsch | umschlagen, säumen, einschlagen |
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verb to submit something
| Español | entregar |
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| Português | entregar |
| Deutsch | einreichen, einschicken, abliefern |
| Română | preda |
| Русский | сдава́ть sdavátʹ, сдать sdatʹ |
| עברית | הִגִּישׁ higísh |
verb to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities
| Español | entregar |
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| 中文 | 自首 zìshǒu |
| Português | entregar |
| Français | dénoncer |
| Deutsch | anzeigen |
| Italiano | consegnare |
| Русский | выдава́ть vydavátʹ, вы́дать výdatʹ, сдава́ть sdavátʹ, сдать sdatʹ |
verb to go to bed
| Deutsch | sich aufs Ohr legen, sich hinhauen |
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Talk about this word "turn in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turn%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. turn in. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turn%20in "turn in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turn%20in.Cite this
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title = {turn in},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turn%20in},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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