Dictionary

turn in en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To submit something; to give.
   • He turned in his paperwork to the main office.
   • The actors turned in a formulaic performance.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).
   • My nosy next-door neighbor turned me in for building my garage without a permit.
   • The thief finally turned himself in at the police station.
3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To go to bed; to retire to bed.
   • "Landlord," said I, "tell him to stash his tomahawk there, or pipe, or whatever you call it; tell him to stop smoking, in short, and I will turn in with him. But I don't fancy having a man smoking in bed with me. It's dangerous. Besides, I aint insured." This being told to Queequeg, he at once complied, and again politely motioned me to get into bed—rolling over to one side as much as to say—I wont touch a leg of ye. "Good night, landlord," said I, "you may go." I turned in, and never slept better in my life. 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Spouter-Inn”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 27:
   • I'm tired, so I think I'll turn in early tonight.
4. 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. 2011 January 18, Daniel Taylor, “Manchester City 4 Leicester City 2”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2025:
5. To reverse the ends of threads and insert them back into the piece being woven so they do not protrude and eventually unravel.

Forms

Relateds

turn · turn over · turn into

Synonyms

give way · drop a dime on someone · give in · denounce · bend · turn in · drop a dime · roll on · throw up one's hands · relinquish · abandon · tell tales · grass up · wave the white flag · cave in · tell all · give over · submit · sing · hand in · inform on · fizgig · nark · lolly up · present · retire · hit the sack · grant · snitch · snitch up · clepe · hand over · turn over · surrender · hand in · fink · award · turn in · confer · inform · hit the sack · tip off · squeal · dob · turn in · couch a hogshead · grass on · bequeath · hand · submit · furnish · tell · fall in line · throw in the towel · finger · snitch · blow the whistle · deliver · relinquish · turn in · retire · capitulate · strike one's flag · assign · turn into a pumpkin · capitulate · bestow · pass · give · rat on · accord · bed down · name names · cede · go to bed · dime · give away · strike the flag · peach · give up · render · rat out · deplore · hit the hay · donate · go to sleep · yield · do · contribute · make over · seek one's virtuous couch · supply · inform · provide · squeak · tattle · add · knuckle under · dime out · grass up · tell on · bewray · strike the colors · give up · minister

Translations (51)

uk зда́ти (to submit something) · de sich aufs Ohr legen (to go to bed) · de einschicken (to submit something) · ru сдава́ть (to submit something) · pt entregar (to submit something) · fi luovuttaa (to submit something) · ca entregar (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · fi antaa (to submit something) · hu felad (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · uk здава́ти (to submit something) · de abliefern (to submit something) · hu beköp (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · de umschlagen (to follow a technique used in weaving) · ro preda (to submit something) · de einschlagen (to follow a technique used in weaving) · de anzeigen (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · es entregar (to submit something) · he הִגִּישׁ (to submit something) · ru сдава́ть (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · cmn 自首 (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · fi palauttaa (to submit something) · es entregar (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · da angive (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · it consegnare (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · sv ange (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · ca entregar (to submit something) · no melde seg (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · da melde (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · da krybe til køjs (to go to bed) · mi tāpae (to submit something) · de sich hinhauen (to go to bed) · fr dénoncer (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · ru вы́дать (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · fi ilmiantaa (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · fi antaa ilmi (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · hu bead (to submit something) · da anmelde (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · hu felnyom (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · de säumen (to follow a technique used in weaving) · de einreichen (to submit something) · ru сдать (to submit something) · ru выдава́ть (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · mi tapiki (to follow a technique used in weaving) · pt entregar (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · mi tuku (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · ru сдать (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · hu feldob (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · gl entregar (to relinquish; to tell on someone to the authorities) · gl entregar (to submit something) · hu benyújt (to submit something) · hu lead (to submit something)