turn to
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
speak to
He addressed the crowd outside the window
Types & categories
- communicate hypernym
- ask hyponym
- address hyponym
Related & opposite
- addressee derivation
Sense 2 verb
direct one's interest or attention towards; go into
The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | addressee |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ask |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | address |