turn in
[verb]
Synonyms:
- go to bed, go to sleep, hit the sack (slang)
- hand in, deliver, give up, hand over, return, submit, surrender, tender

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Antonyms: turn out

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

turn in phrasal verb (see also turn)

1. turn something ↔ in to give something to a person in authority, especially an illegal weapon or something lost or stolen:
The rebels were told to turn in their weapons and ammunition.
turn something ↔ in to
My wallet was turned in to the police two days later.

2. turn something ↔ in American English to give back something you have borrowed or rented Synonym : return:
When do the library books have to be turned in?

3. turn in something to produce a particular profit, result etc:
Bimec turned in net profits of £2.4 million.
Last night the team turned in another dazzling performance.

4. turn somebody ↔ in to tell the police who or where a criminal is:
Margrove’s wife finally turned him in.

5. to go to bed:
I think I’ll turn in early tonight.

6. turn something ↔ in American English to give a piece of work you have done to a teacher, your employer etc Synonym : hand in British English:
Have you all turned in your homework assignments?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

turn in
turn in (someone)
to take or report someone to the police or other authority.
I would feel very nervous about turning in my neighbors to the police.

He learned that the police were looking for him and turned himself in.

turn in (something)
to give or return something to someone in authority.
We have another week to turn in the report.

He found a stack of twenty-dollar bills and he doesn't want to turn it in.

to go to your bed in order to sleep.
I'm getting sleepy — I think I'll turn in.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turn in something
turn in (something)
to give or return something to someone in authority.
We have another week to turn in the report.

He found a stack of twenty-dollar bills and he doesn't want to turn it in.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turn in
1. • turn in
to go to bed
We decided to turn in early last night.

2. • turn in (someone)
to inform on someone, to report someone for doing something wrong/illegal
The department store turned in the shoplifter to the police.

3. • turn in (something)
to give something to someone, to hand something to someone
I arrived at school early so that I could turn in my essay.

I turned in the wallet that I had found to the police.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turn in something
• turn in (something)
to give something to someone, to hand something to someone
I arrived at school early so that I could turn in my essay.

I turned in the wallet that I had found to the police.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turn in
v.
1. or hand in To give to someone; deliver to someone.
I want you to turn in a good history paper.
When the football season was over, we turned in our uniforms.
2. To inform on; report.
She turned them in to the police for breaking the street light.
3. To give in return for something.
They turned in their old money for new.
We turned our car in on a new model.
Synonym: TRADE IN.
4. informal To go to bed.
We were tired, so we turned in about nine o'clock.
Antonym: TURN OUT⁴.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲