turn to

v 1: speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" [syn:

{address}, {speak to}]

2: make an appeal of request to; "She called on her

Representative to help her" [syn: {call on}, {call upon},

{appeal to}, {go to}]

3: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the

notion of moving to South America" [syn: {entertain}, {think

of}, {toy with}, {flirt with}, {think about}]

4: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The

pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn

to mysticism at the turn of a millenium"

5: undergo a change or development: "The water turned into

ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy" [syn: {become},

{turn into}, {turn}]

6: turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age

of fifty" [syn: {take up}]