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- turn down To turn down something is to refuse it or reduce its level.
- turn in “Turn in” most commonly means to go to bed or stop being active for the night.
- turn into To turn into means to change and become something different.
- turn off To turn off means to stop a device, light, or machine from operating.
- turn out To turn out means to happen or end in a particular way.
- turn over To turn over means to flip something so the other side faces up.
- turn round To turn round means to rotate your body or something so it faces the opposite direction.
- turn up To turn up means to appear or be found unexpectedly, or to increase the level of something like sound or heat.
- use up To use up something means to use all of it so none is left.
- wait on To wait on someone is to serve them or attend to their needs.
- wait up To wait up means to stay awake and not go to bed until someone arrives or something happens.
- wake up To stop sleeping and become awake.
- walk out To walk out means to leave a place suddenly, often because you are angry or disagree with something.
- warm up To warm up means to do light activity to prepare your body or mind for something more demanding.
- watch out “Watch out” is used to warn someone to be careful because danger or trouble is near.
- wear off If something wears off, it gradually becomes weaker or disappears.
- wear out To wear out means to use something so much that it becomes damaged or unusable.
- weigh up To weigh up means to consider something carefully before making a decision.
- wind up To wind up usually means to end up in a particular place, situation, or state, often unexpectedly.
- wipe out To wipe out means to destroy or eliminate something completely.