turn for the better

turn for the better

1. noun A change (as in, e.g., circumstance, disposition, a situation, etc.) that ultimately leads to or results in a more positive situation or outcome. He has started drinking a lot less, which is definitely a turn for the better. Moving overseas was a huge undertaking, but I feel like it was a turn for the better in the end.

2. verb To begin to change in a way that ultimately leads to or results in a more positive situation or outcome. Ever since her divorce, Mary has really turned for the better. The new prime minister is turning the country's foreign policy for the better.

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turn for the better

Also, turn for the worse. See under take a turn for the better.

See also: better, for, turn

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