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turn the other way

turn the other way verb: synonym of look the other way.

Verb

turn the other way (third-person singular simple present turns the other way, present participle turning the other way, simple past and past participle turned the other way)

  1. Synonym of look the other way.

Synonyms of turn the other way

Forms of turn the other way

third-person singular presentturns the other way
present participleturning the other way
past participleturned the other way
pastturned the other way

Questions about turn the other way

What does turn the other way mean?
Turn the other way means synonym of look the other way.
What part of speech is turn the other way?
Turn the other way is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn the other way?
The past tense of turn the other way is turned the other way.

Words near turn the other way in the dictionary

  1. turn the dial
  2. turn the frown upside down
  3. turn the knife
  4. turn the knife in the wound
  5. turn the other cheek
  6. turn the other way
  7. turn the page
  8. turn the scale
  9. turn the screw
  10. turn the screws
  11. turn the table

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