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takes turns

takes turns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take turns.

Meaning of take turns

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, polite) 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.

Questions about takes turns

What is takes turns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes turns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take turns.

Words near takes turns in the dictionary

  1. takes to the skies
  2. takes to the sky
  3. takes to the streets
  4. takes to wife
  5. takes too far
  6. takes turns
  7. takes umbrage
  8. takes under
  9. takes under advisement
  10. takes underwing
  11. takes up

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