Turn In

How to Conjugate Turn In

  • Infinitive: Turn In
  • Present Tense: Turn In/ Turns In
  • -ing Form: Turning In
  • Past Tense: Turned In
  • Past Participle: Turned In
Turn In is a separable phrasal verb and has 3 definitions.

Definitions of Turn In:

1. To give someone or something to the police or someone of authority.

Examples: The man tried to turn himself in for a crime he didn’t commit.
Jill found a bag full of money and debated whether or not to turn it in to the police.

2. To go to bed.

Examples: You should turn in early if you want to start cooking Thanksgiving dinner at four in the morning.
Well, I’m turning in. Goodnight!

3. To submit something.

Examples: I need to have this article turned in by midnight if it is going to be in the Monday paper.
Every week we must turn in a report documenting the job tasks we completed to our boss.

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