tɜːrn ɪn
informal
intermediate
- Base verb:
- turn
- Particle:
- in
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "turn in" mean?
- To go to bed (informal)
- To submit work or documents to someone in authority
- To report someone to the police or authorities
Examples
- I'm exhausted. I think I'll turn in early tonight.
- Please turn in your assignments by Friday.
- The criminal's own brother turned him in to the police.
- Don't forget to turn in your expense reports this week.
- We turned in around midnight after the long drive.
How to use it
'Turn in' for going to bed is informal and friendly. In academic and work contexts, 'hand in' and 'turn in' are interchangeable for submitting work.
Word order
For submitting: separable ('turn your homework in'). For going to bed: not separable. For reporting someone: separable ('turn him in').
Similar expressions
submit
hand in
go to bed
report
surrender
Opposites
keep
withhold
get up
wake up
Related phrasal verbs
- turn on
To start a device or appliance by pressing a switch or button
- turn off
To stop a device or appliance by pressing a switch or button
- turn out
To have a particular result or end in a certain way
- turn down
To reduce the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- turn up
To increase the volume, heat, or intensity of something
- turn into
To change or transform into something different
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