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  • verb transitive, intransitive To turn round or about.
  • verb transitive, intransitive, reflexive To turn around; turn back; return.

Etymologies

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From Middle English biturnen, from Old English *beturnian, betyrnan ("to turn around; bend the knee, prostrate oneself"), equivalent to be- +‎ turn.

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