No. 5,241 in Russian
обратили
"Turned to," "directed," or "paid attention to."
In a sentence
Мы обратили внимание на детали.
We paid attention to the details.
In this sentence, 'обратили' comes from the verb 'обратить'. It is used in the phrase 'обратить внимание', which means 'to pay attention' or 'to notice' something.
Они обратили свой гнев на него.
They turned their anger on him.
Here, 'обратили' is used to mean 'turned' in the sense of redirecting emotions or focus towards something or someone.
Она обратила его в свою веру.
She converted him to her faith.
In this example, 'обратила' (feminine singular past form of 'обратить') is used to indicate conversion or a change in belief, direction, or state.
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