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    Pagpihit (en. Turn)

    /pɑgˈpihit/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishTagalog
    noun
    The process of turning or twisting.
    Turning the steering wheel is important when driving.
    Ang pagpihit ng manibela ay mahalaga kapag nagmamaneho.
    Turning in another direction.
    You need to make a turn at the next corner.
    Kailangan mong gumawa ng pagpihit sa susunod na kanto.
    An action or activity of changing position or direction.
    Turning the knobs adjusts the phone's sound.
    Ang pagpihit ng mga knobs ay nag-aayos ng tunog ng telepono.
    verb
    The action of changing the orientation of something.
    He turned his body to look behind.
    Nagpagpihit siya ng kanyang katawan upang tingnan ang likod.
    The act of turning or rotating a person or object.
    She turned to exit the room.
    Nagpihit siya upang umalis sa silid.
    The act of directing something toward another direction.
    He turned his attention to another activity.
    Nagpihit siya ng kanyang atensyon sa ibang aktibidad.

    Etymology

    From the root word 'pihit' meaning 'turn' or 'twist'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    turning of events
    the change in situation that brings a new direction or opportunity.
    pagpihit ng pagkakataon

    Related Words

    turn
    A verb meaning to rotate or twist.
    pihitin
    meeting
    The act of turning towards each other.
    salubong

    Slang Meanings

    turning around direction
    Because of traffic, we just turned back home.
    Dahil sa traffic, nagpihit na lang kami pabalik sa bahay.
    arranging or changing the plan
    We turned our plan around and decided to join the picnic.
    Nagpihit kami ng plano at nag-decide na lang na sumama sa picnic.
    twisting or turning the story
    It was a bit hard to twist the story, so I just thought to say the key was simply left behind.
    Medyo mahirap ang pagpihit ng kwento, kaya inisip ko na lang na simpleng naiwan ang susi.