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take in turn

take in turn verb: synonym of take turns.

Verb

take in turn (third-person singular simple present takes in turn, present participle taking in turn, simple past took in turn, past participle taken in turn)

  1. Synonym of take turns.
    • These wood burners have African drivers with two African firemen who take in turn the two main duties of putting wood into the firebox and moving it forward on the tender.1958 February, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 93
    Synonyms:
    take turns

Synonyms of take in turn

Forms of take in turn

third-person singular presenttakes in turn
present participletaking in turn
pasttook in turn
past participletaken in turn

Questions about take in turn

What does take in turn mean?
Take in turn means synonym of take turns.
What part of speech is take in turn?
Take in turn is a verb.
What is the past tense of take in turn?
The past tense of take in turn is took in turn.

Words near take in turn in the dictionary

  1. take hostage
  2. take huff
  3. take ill
  4. take in
  5. take in hand
  6. take in turn
  7. take in water
  8. take into account
  9. take into consideration
  10. take inventory
  11. take issue to

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