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taken a turn for the better

taken a turn for the better is the past participle of take a turn for the better.

Meaning of take a turn for the better

Verb

take a turn for the better (third-person singular simple present takes a turn for the better, present participle taking a turn for the better, simple past took a turn for the better, past participle taken a turn for the better)

  1. (idiomatic) To start to become better; to improve.

Questions about taken a turn for the better

What is taken a turn for the better the past participle of?
Taken a turn for the better is the past participle of take a turn for the better.

Words near taken a turn for the better in the dictionary

  1. taken a step back
  2. taken a tinkle
  3. taken a toll
  4. taken a tumble
  5. taken a turn
  6. taken a turn for the better
  7. taken a turn for the worse
  8. taken a view
  9. taken a walk
  10. taken a walkout powder
  11. taken a whack at

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Adapted from Wiktionary: taken a turn for the better (page history and authors); take a turn for the better (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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