take turns
take turns verb: of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately.
Verb
take turns (third-person singular simple present takes turns, present participle taking turns, simple past took turns, past participle taken turns)
- Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately.
- We take turns to answer the phone.
- Round-robin scheduling arranges to have all teams or players take turns playing each other
- Synonyms:
- alternate, take in turn, take it in turns
take turns meaning in Kannada
take turns in Kannada
- ಸರದಿಯಲ್ಲಿರು
Synonyms of take turns
Forms of take turns
| third-person singular present | takes turns |
|---|---|
| present participle | taking turns |
| past | took turns |
| past participle | taken turns |
Questions about take turns
- What does take turns mean?
- Take turns means of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately.
- What is take turns in Kannada?
- Take turns in Kannada is ಸರದಿಯಲ್ಲಿರು. See Take turns meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is take turns?
- Take turns is a verb.
- What is the past tense of take turns?
- The past tense of take turns is took turns.
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