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turn the page

turn the page verb: to move on to new involvements or activities; to make a fresh start.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To move on to new involvements or activities; to make a fresh start.
    • You've been divorced for three years. It's time to turn the page and start looking for somebody else.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To proceed to the next page in a book.

Synonyms of turn the page

Forms of turn the page

third-person singular presentturns the page
present participleturning the page
past participleturned the page
pastturned the page

Questions about turn the page

What does turn the page mean?
Turn the page means to move on to new involvements or activities; to make a fresh start.
What part of speech is turn the page?
Turn the page is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn the page?
The past tense of turn the page is turned the page.

Words near turn the page in the dictionary

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

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