Turn into meaning
Turn into means to change and become something different. It can also mean to make someone or something become different.
turn into something
turn into · turned · turning
The rain turned into snow overnight.
Turn into meanings and examples
2 meanings, each with its own CEFR level from Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries and the Cambridge Dictionary.
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1
Change and become something different
turn into something
- The rain turned into snow overnight.
- Our small chat turned into a long argument.
- The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
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2
Make someone or something become different
turn something into
- They turned the garage into a small gym.
- She turned her hobby into a business.
- The heat turned the ice into water.
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Is turn into separable?
Turn into is not separable when something changes by itself: The tadpole turned into a frog. When you change something, the object goes in the middle: turn the garage into a gym.
Into is followed by a noun or a pronoun, not by a verb. Say turn into a teacher, not turn into teach. Use become or get for adjectives: it became cold.
Verb tenses for turn into
| Present | I turn into · she turns into |
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| Past | turned into |
| Present perfect | have turned into |
| -ing form | turning into |
Common mistakes with turn into
What learners often say, and what to say instead.
Wrong: The water turned into cold.
Right: The water became cold.
Turn into needs a noun. For adjectives use become or get.
Wrong: They turned into the garage a gym.
Right: They turned the garage into a gym.
The thing you change goes between turn and into.
Wrong: He turned in a manager.
Right: He turned into a manager.
Do not mix up turn into and turn in.
Synonyms and opposites of turn into
Words close to it, and words that mean the opposite.
Similar
- becomethe general word for change
- change intomostly used for clothes or form
- transforma formal word for a big change
Opposite
- turn backreturn to how it was before
- stay the samenot change
Turn into quiz
Three quick questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right and why.
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1The water ___ ice when the temperature fell below zero.
Turn into means change and become something else.
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2Choose the right sentence.
The thing you change goes between turn and into.
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3What does “She turned her idea into a business” mean?
Turn something into something means make it become something else.
More phrasal verbs with turn
All phrasal verbs with turn, by level, with an exercise
11 phrasal verbs start with turn. Test yourself on all of them in a few minutes.
- turn onA2make a light, machine or tap start working
- turn offA2make a light, machine or tap stop working
- turn aroundB1change direction to face the other way
- turn overB1move something so the other side faces up
- turn awayB1turn your face or body so you do not look at something
- turn downB2say no to an offer, an invitation or a person
- turn upB2arrive, often late or when nobody expects you
- turn outB2happen or end in a particular way
- turn backB2return the way you have come, or make someone do this
- turn inB1give something to a teacher, a boss or an authority
Turn into FAQ
Questions people ask about turn into.
What does turn into mean?
It means change and become something different. A boy can turn into a man, and water can turn into ice.
What is the difference between turn into and become?
Become works with nouns and adjectives. Turn into works only with nouns, and it often shows a bigger or more visible change.
Is it turn into or turn in?
They are different. Turn into means change. Turn in can mean hand in homework or go to bed.
Use turn into in real conversations
In Slova you learn new words with picture cards, then use them when you talk about the things you love. A few minutes a day, at your level.