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take one's turn

take one's turn verb: to assume a place in a sequence of successions; to be one of a group that takes turns.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To assume a place in a sequence of successions; to be one of a group that takes turns.
    • I took my turn at the wheel.
    • You can take your turn now.

Forms of take one's turn

third-person singular presenttakes one's turn
present participletaking one's turn
pasttook one's turn
past participletaken one's turn

Questions about take one's turn

What does take one's turn mean?
Take one's turn means to assume a place in a sequence of successions; to be one of a group that takes turns.
What part of speech is take one's turn?
Take one's turn is a verb.
What is the past tense of take one's turn?
The past tense of take one's turn is took one's turn.

Words near take one's turn in the dictionary

  1. take one's seat
  2. take one's sweet little time
  3. take one's sweet time
  4. take one's time
  5. take one's tongue out of someone's ass
  6. take one's turn
  7. take oneself up by one's own ears
  8. take or pay
  9. take or pays
  10. take orders
  11. take out

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