English pronunciation · Words Starting with T
Turned Pronunciation
Turned is pronounced TURND, IPA /ˈtɝnd/.
TURND
US /ˈtɝnd/ · UK /ˈtɜːnd/
Syllables: TURND (1 syllable)
verb (past tense and past participle of turn): Moved round, changed direction, or became something different.
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Turned in a Sentence
- She turned the key twice before it gave.
- The weather turned on Saturday afternoon.
- He turned forty last month.
Common Mispronunciations of Turned
Not TUR-nid
A d is the whole of what that ed adds, and no second beat arrives with it.
Tip: Turned and learned rhyme in the ordinary past tense, although learned has a second reading, LUR-nid, meaning scholarly.
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