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turn vs go

go vs turn

turn and go both are nouns.

turn is not an adjective while go is an adjective.

turn and go both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn Yes No Yes No
go Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, turn and go are synonyms defined as:
  • turn and go: a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
Other synonyms of turn include spell, tour.
As verbs, go is a hyponym of turn; that is, go is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  • go: enter or assume a certain state or condition
Other hyponyms of turn include arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, black out, pass out, zonk out, come to, resuscitate, revive, tense, tense up, decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin, gain, put on, apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, conceive, secularise, secularize, citrate, equilibrate, fall, become, get, decline, worsen, ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate, disengage, overgrow, concentrate, break, acetify, acidify, alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify, ionise, ionize, ossify, catalyse, catalyze, get worse, relapse, fluctuate, break loose, burst forth, explode, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, be born, cloud over, carbonise, carbonize, chill, cool, cool down, heat, heat up, hot up, carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize, freeze, boil, burn, combust, emaciate, Frenchify, thin, inspissate, thicken, solvate, react, dissolve, fade away, fade out, discharge, empty, fill, fill up, homogenise, homogenize, homogenise, homogenize, clabber, clot, curdle, clot, coagulate, ferment, sour, turn, work, integrate, precipitate, calcify, coke, carnify, chondrify, emulsify, denitrify, esterify, etherify, thrombose, open, open up, close, shut, sorb, take up, calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down, flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive, emancipate, liberate, get into, tangle with, liquefy, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire.
As verbs, go is a hypernym of turn; that is, go is a word with a broader meaning than turn:
  • turn: pass to the other side of
  • go: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Other hypernyms of turn include locomote, move, travel.
turn (noun) go (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction a usually brief attempt
taking a short walk out and back street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
a favor for someone a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
turning or twisting around (in place)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a movement in a new direction
an unforeseen development
a circular segment of a curve
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn (adjective) go (adjective)
functioning correctly and ready for action
turn (verb) go (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
change to the contrary follow a certain course
go sour or spoil progress by being changed
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become stop operating or functioning
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action enter or assume a certain state or condition
change color be abolished or discarded
become officially one year older give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to have a turn; make one's move in a game
direct at someone to be spent or finished
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel be spent
let (something) fall or spill from a container perform as expected when applied
alter the functioning or setting of go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow move away from a place into another direction
to change orientation or direction begin or set in motion
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of make a certain noise or sound
cause to move around or rotate follow a procedure or take a course
pass to the other side of stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
move around an axis or a center have a particular form
to send or let go pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction be in the right place or situation
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
get by buying and selling be awarded; be allotted
accomplish by rotating be or continue to be in a certain condition
undergo a change or development lead, extend, or afford access
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics be ranked or compare
blend or harmonize
be sounded, played, or expressed
be contained in
continue to live and avoid dying
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