turn to

Go to for

Turn to means to seek help, guidance, or comfort from someone or something: She turned to her sister for advice, He turned to alcohol after the divorce.

It can also mean to begin working or apply oneself: Let's turn to the task at hand.

In reading or reference, turn to directs attention to a specific place: Turn to page forty-seven.

consult

seek

Try to find

depend on · confide in · call upon · reach out · lean on · fall back on · reference · consult · trust · count on

become

transform

Change completely in form

morph · shift · alter · transition · develop · metamorphose · mutate · transmute · adapt · modify

focus

address

Speak to formally

concentrate on · take up · deal with · begin

page

flip

Quick turning motion

locate · reference · browse · leaf · thumb · skim · bookmark · index

Categories
Opposites
seeking help or reliance

turn toself-reliance

Depending on oneself alone

go it alone · fend for oneself · stand alone · stand on one's own two feet · bootstrap

attention or focus direction

turn toignore

Refuse to notice

avoid · neglect · abandon · shun · disregard

physical orientation

turn toturn one's back on

Family

turn, return, to, turning, turned, returned, returns, turns, overturn

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G