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turn to good account

turn to good account verb: to use well; to take advantage of.

Verb

turn to good account (third-person singular simple present turns to good account, present participle turning to good account, simple past and past participle turned to good account)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To use well; to take advantage of.

Synonyms of turn to good account

Forms of turn to good account

third-person singular presentturns to good account
present participleturning to good account
past participleturned to good account
pastturned to good account

Questions about turn to good account

What does turn to good account mean?
Turn to good account means to use well; to take advantage of.
What part of speech is turn to good account?
Turn to good account is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn to good account?
The past tense of turn to good account is turned to good account.

Words near turn to good account in the dictionary

  1. turn the turtle
  2. turn to
  3. turn to account
  4. turn to custard
  5. turn to dust
  6. turn to good account
  7. turn together
  8. turn traitor
  9. turn tricks
  10. turn Turk
  11. turn turtle

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