From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishturn (somebody/something) into something phrasal verb1 BECOMEto become something different, or to make someone or something do this The sofa turns into a bed. A few weeks later, winter had turned into spring. Hollywood discovered her and turned her into a star.2 CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto change by magic from one thing into another, or to make something do this In a flash, the prince turned into a frog. The witch had turned them all into stone.3 days turned into weeks/months turned into years etcPASS/TIME PASSING used to say that time passed slowly while you waited for something to happen Weeks turned into months, and still there was no letter. → turn→ See Verb table
