turn in verb5 •To submit something; to give.He turned in his paperwork to the main office.The actors turned in a formulaic performance. •To relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in).The thief finally turned himself in at the police station.My nosy next-door neighbor turned me in for building my garage without a permit. •To go to bed; to retire to bed.I'm tired, so I think I'll turn in early tonight. •To convert a goal using a turning motion of the body. •To reverse the ends of threads and insert them back into the piece being woven so they do not protrude and eventually unravel. formsturned in · turning in · turns in