turn into — to change or develop into something different
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcore
to become something different, or to make someone or something become different.
Say it like a native
Textbook The minor disagreement gradually developed into a serious quarrel.
Native The little argument turned into a big row.
'Turn into' is the plain everyday verb for becoming something else.
Pattern: turn (someone/something) into (someone/something)
In use
- After a few years, the small café turned into a busy restaurant.daily life
- If I could change one thing about my hometown, I would turn the empty lot into a community park.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Caterpillars turn into to butterflies.
✓ Caterpillars turn into butterflies.
'Turn INTO' something — don't add 'to'.
Common collocations
turn into + result— a nightmare, a disaster, a habit, something good
Don't confuse it
'Turn into' means to become something else, while 'turn to' means to move in the direction of something or to ask someone for help.