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Definitions

1. 1.
   to turn (change orientation in space)
2. 2.
   to take a turn (change in direction, tone, or tendency)

   • Так обернулись деякі мої справи, що треба вже навпростець до Києва гнатись.

     Tak obernulysʹ dejaki moji spravy, ščo treba vže navprostecʹ do Kyjeva hnatysʹ. — Some of my affairs have taken such a turn that I now have to rush directly to Kyiv.

3. 3.
   to revolve, to rotate, to spin, to turn (move around an axis through itself)
4. 4.
   to orbit, to revolve (to move around a central point)
5. 5.
   to revolve around (to be essentially connected with)
6. 6.
   to circulate (of blood, fluid in an organism)
7. 7.
   to turn [with на (na, + accusative) or в (v, + accusative) or instrumental ‘into’] (to change fundamentally)
8. 8.
   to result in

   • Воронцов знав і те, що кожен його непродуманий наказ, кожен його хибний крок, навіть хибний жест обернеться чиєюсь кров’ю тут, під чужою дамбою, обернеться сиротами і вдовами там, на Батьківщині.

     Voroncov znav i te, ščo kožen joho neprodumanyj nakaz, kožen joho xybnyj krok, navitʹ xybnyj žest obernetʹsja čyjejusʹ krovʺju tut, pid čužoju damboju, obernetʹsja syrotamy i vdovamy tam, na Batʹkivščyni. — Vorontsov also knew that his every ill-considered order, his every false step, even a wrong gesture, would result in someone's blood here, under someone else's dam, and result in orphans and widows back home.

9. 9.
   to turn [with до (do, + genitive) ‘to somebody’] (for attention, help, etc.)
10. 10.
    colloquialto go there and back / back and forth / to and fro
11. 11.
    colloquialto go about it

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