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- Dictionaryabout-turn/əˌbaʊtˈtəːn/
noun
- 1. (chiefly in military contexts) a turn made so as to face the opposite direction: "he did an about-turn and marched out of the tent" Similar
verb
- 1. turn so as to face the opposite direction: "suddenly he about-turned and saluted again"
exclamation
- 1. a military command to make an about-turn.
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a complete change of opinion or behaviour: do an about-turn Predictably, the lawmaker did an about-turn on the issue when he realized how unpopular his position was with taxpayers. make an about-turn The government official made an about-turn and agreed to the meeting. The reversal is one of the biggest about-turns in parliamentary history.
noun. ə-ˈbau̇t-ˈtərn. Synonyms of about-turn. British. : about-face. Synonyms. about-face. flip-flop. reversal. turnabout. turnaround. U-turn. volte-face. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of about-turn in a Sentence. more than one London newspaper accused the prime minister of doing an about-turn on the issue.
a complete change of opinion or behavior: do an about-turn Predictably, the lawmaker did an about-turn on the issue when he realized how unpopular his position was with taxpayers. make an about-turn The government official made an about-turn and agreed to the meeting. The reversal is one of the biggest about-turns in parliamentary history. Synonyms
1. a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing. noun about-turn or US about-face. 2. a complete change or reversal, as of opinion, attitude, direction, etc. verb about-turn or US about-face. 3. (intransitive) to perform an about-turn. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of about-turn noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. change direction, reverse, about-face, volte-face, face the opposite direction, turn about or around, turn through 180 degrees, do or perform a U-turn or volte-face She about-turned abruptly and left.
1. a military command to a formation of soldiers to reverse the direction in which they are facing. noun about-turn or US about-face. 2. a complete change or reversal, as of opinion, attitude, direction, etc. verb about-turn or US about-face. 3. (intransitive) to perform an about-turn. Collins English Dictionary.
